William Hannibal Prout
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William Hannibal Prout (1851-1901) was a journalist and editor who worked for several area publications in the late 19th century. [1]
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Biography
Prout was born in Cairo, New York in September 1851. He moved to the area at some point in his early life and established and edited the Gordonsville Gazette. He moved to Charlottesville in the 1880's to become editor of the Charlottesville Jeffersonian Republican.
Prout was elected as a justice of the peace shortly before dying.
He married Annie Johnson of Charlottesville with whom he had six children.
References
- ↑ Web. William Hannibal Prout - Death of Another Prominent Citizen, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 24, 1901, retrieved December 25, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. December 24, 1901 page 1.