Prentis is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. People with this surname include:
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Dave Prentis (born 1950), British trade unionist, General Secretary 2001–present
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Edward Prentis (1797–1854), English genre painter
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John Prentis
John Prentis (c. 1726 – c. 1775) eldest son of William Prentis and Mary (Brooke) Prentis of Williamsburg, Virginia. His father owned and operated a successful ordinary store which he inherited upon his father's death in 1765. During his life h ...
, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1759 to 1760
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Joseph Prentis
Joseph Prentis (January 24, 1754 – June 18, 1809) was a Virginia politician. He represented Williamsburg in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1786 until 1788. From 1788 until his death, Prentis was a judg ...
(1754–1809, American politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates 1786–88
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Robert R. Prentis
Robert Riddick Prentis (May 24, 1855 – November 25, 1931) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1917 through 1931, and was the chief justice of the Court for the last fiv ...
(1855–1931), American lawyer, 16th Chief Justice of Virginia 1926–31
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Victoria Prentis, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Banbury since 2015
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