City: Memphis PROUTT, Frederick George, electrical engineer; born Bowmanville, Canada, Nov. 27, 1870; English-Irish descent; son of Mark J. and Martha (Burk) PROUTT; paternal grandparents Matthias and Betsy (Brewer) PROUTT of England, maternal grandparents Thomas and Elizabeth (Kells) BURK, of Ireland; educated Canadian public and high schools; took course in […]