Charles Pratt Kennedy

Charles Pratt Kennedy
Died(1875-05-25)25 May 1875
Cheltenham
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBengal Artillery (later Royal Artillery)
Service years1808–1868
RankLieutenant-colonel
SpouseCharlotte Unett

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Pratt Kennedy (died 25 May 1875) was an officer in the Bengal Artillery (later Royal Artillery) from 1808 to 1865. He is considered the founder of Shimla, summer capital of British India and now the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.

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