Samuel T. Prout
Appearance
Samuel T. Prout | |
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Postmaster General of Liberia | |
In office 1901–1912 | |
President | Garretson W. Gibson Arthur Barclay |
Preceded by | F. E. R. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Isaac Moort |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberia College | 21 October 1855
Samuel T. Prout (born 21 October 1855) was Postmaster General of Liberia from 1901 to 1912.
Biography
Samuel T. Prout was born in
In 1898, Prout became a
Methodist pastor. He then worked as broker and general agent. In 1901, Prout was appointed by President Garretson W. Gibson as postmaster general.[1] He continued to serve under President Arthur Barclay. Under Prout's administration over the postal service, in 1906, the seventh series of Liberian postage stamps were issued. Prout continued to serve as postmaster general until 1912.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Liberia, No. 31. November 1907. p. 302.
- ^ Heard, William H. (1898). The Bright Side of African Life. p. 35.
- ISBN 978-0-608-32932-1.