US Con Sprague, William IV - Governor of RI, & U.S. Senator

William Sprague IV:
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Born: September 12, 1830
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Birthplace: Cranston Rhode Island

Father: Amasa Sprague 1798 – 1843
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Rhode Island)

Mother: Fanny Morgan 1793 – 1883
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Rhode Island)

1st​ Wife: Katherine Jane “Kate” Chase 1840 – 1899
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio)
Divorced: 1882

2nd​ Wife: Isadora Inez “Dora” Weed 1859 – 1938
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Rhode Island)

Children:
William Sprague V 1865 – 1890
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Rhode Island)
Portia Sprague Browning 1867 – 1932
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery South Kingstown Rhode Island)
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Ethel Chase Sprague Donaldson 1869 – 1936
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio)
Kitty Sprague 1872 – 1910
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D.C.)


Political Party: Republican Party




Occupation before War:
Calico – Printing Businessman in Rhode Island
Locomotives Manufacturer in Rhode Island
1860 – 1863: Governor of Rhode Island


Civil War Career:
1860 – 1863: Governor of Rhode Island
1861: Acted as aide to Burnside during First Battle of Bull Run.
1861: Declined commission as Brigadier General in Union Army.
1862: Attended Loyal War Governor’s Conference in Pennsylvania
1863 – 1875: United States Senator from Rhode Island
1863 – 1869: Member Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee

Occupation after War:
1863 – 1875: United States Senator from Rhode Island
1863 – 1869: Member Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
1869 – 1875: Member of Senate Appropriations Committee
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1869 – 1873: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
1873 – 1875: Chairman of Senate Public Lands Committee
Owner and Operator of first rotatory machine for making horseshoes
1883: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Rhode Island
Agriculturist near Narragansett Pier Rhode Island



Died:
September 11, 1915
Place of Death: Paris France
Cause of Death: Meningitis and Old Age
Age at time of Death: 84 years old
Burial Place: Swan Point Cemetery Providence Rhode Island




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