Thomas Eardley Bromley its secession from the United Arab Republic, then ambassador to Algeria from 1964 until Algeria, along with other members of the OAU, broke off diplomatic relations in December 1965 over Rhodesia. Bromley's last ambassadorship was to Ethiopia 1966–69. In 1968, while addressing a gathering of 2,000 university students in Addis Ababa, he was stoned by demonstrators against the Smith regime in Rhodesia. In 1944 Bromley married Diana Pratt, daughter of Sir John Pratt, also a diplomat, and niece of the actor Boris Karloff whose real name was William Henry Pratt. In 1958 she killed their two sons and attempted suicide;
Henry Pratt Co valves to their product line, in order to meet the demands of America’s expanding infrastructure. By 1965, small valve production was moved to a plant at 401 South Highland Avenue in Aurora, Illinois, where corporate offices were also re-located. From 1901 to 1958, Henry Pratt Company was a closely held company, owned by active employees. In 1978, Amsted Industries, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois purchased Pratt. After managers and outside investors purchased Pratt from Amsted in 1989, Watts Industries Inc., of Boston, MA, purchased Henry Pratt Company in 1991. On September 4, 1996, Tyco International Ltd. of Exeter, New Hampshire purchased