Jump to content

William P. Sprague

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Peter Sprague
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byEliakim H. Moore
Succeeded byNelson H. Van Vorhes
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 2, 1860 – January 3, 1864
Preceded byDavid Greene
Succeeded byWilliam F. Curtis
Personal details
Born(1827-05-21)May 21, 1827
Malta, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 3, 1899(1899-03-03) (aged 71)
McConnelsville, Ohio, US
Resting placeRiverview Cemetery, McConnelsville
Political partyRepublican

William Peter Sprague (May 21, 1827 – March 3, 1899) was a businessman, banker, politician, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1871 to 1875.

Biography

[edit]

Sprague was born near Malta in Morgan County, Ohio, and attended the country schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits when quite young and continued in active business until 1864.

He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1860 to 1863 during the American Civil War. He moved to McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1866 and engaged in banking. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). Sprague was not a candidate for renomination in 1874 and subsequently resumed the banking business in Malta.

He died in McConnelsville and was buried in Riverview Cemetery.

References

[edit]
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative from Ohio's 15th congressional district
1871–1875
Succeeded by