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Prentice, George Denison

journalist, author, poet, was born Dec. 18, 1802, in Preston, Conn. In 1823 he graduated from Brown university; and in 1829 was admitted to the bar, but never practiced. In 1825 he became editor of the Connecticut Mirror; in 1828 became editor of the New England Weekly Review; and during 1831-70 was editor of the Louisville Journal. He was widely known for his witticisms. He was the author of Life of Henry Clay; and a volume of selections from his writings entitled Prenticeana. He died Jan. 22, 1870, in Louisville, Ky. A collection of his poems was published in 1876.