Charles_F._Sprague
Charles F. Sprague
American politician
Charles Franklin Sprague (June 10, 1857 – January 30, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, grandson of Peleg Sprague (1793–1880).
Charles Franklin Sprague | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Draper |
| Succeeded by | Samuel L. Powers |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
| In office January 1895 - January 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Francis William Kittredge[1] |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bennett Holden[2] |
| Constituency | Ninth Suffolk District |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1891-1892 | |
| Member of the Boston Common Council | |
| In office 1889–1890 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1857-06-10)June 10, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 30, 1902(1902-01-30) (aged 44) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Bryant Pratt (m. 1891) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Attorney |
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sprague attended the public schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1879. He studied law at Harvard Law School before completing his studies at BU Law. He was admitted to the bar in Boston.[3]
He married Mary Bryant Pratt in November 1891.[3][4]
He served as member of the Boston Common Council in 1889 and 1890, and then in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1891 and 1892. He chaired the board of park commissioners of the city of Boston in 1893 and 1894, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1895 and 1896.[5][6]
Sprague was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress.
He died in the Butler Sanitarium in Providence, Rhode Island,[5] on January 30, 1902, and was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts.
- Bridgman, A. M. (1894). A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators. Vol. III. Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman. p. 125. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- Bridgman, A. M. (1897). A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators. Vol. VI. Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman. p. 120. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Quinn, Thomas C. (ed.). Massachusetts of To-Day: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. p. 228. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- Benton, Nicholas (2004). The Seven Weld Brothers, 1800 to 2000: A Contemporary Genealogy. New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc. p. 2. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "Charles F. Sprague Dead.; Massachusetts ex-Congressman Was Richest Man in House of Representatives and Prominent in Boston Society" (PDF). The New York Times. Boston. January 31, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- Bridgman, A. M. (1896). A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators. Vol. V. Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman. p. 133. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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- Charles F. Sprague at Find a Grave
- United States Congress. "Charles F. Sprague (id: S000742)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Francis William Kittredge |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Ninth Suffolk District January, 1895–January 1897 |
Succeeded by Joshua Bennett Holden |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress