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William Prout (Maryland)
William Prout was a settler leader of the colony of Maryland in Africa at Cape Palmas, founded by the Maryland State Colonization Society. When the colony declared independence as the Republic of Maryland in 1854 he became its first governor; the republic was annexed by Liberia in 1857.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). William Prout (Maryland). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/william-prout-maryland
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