Charles Franklin Sprague | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's11th 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 theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1891-1892 | |
| Member of theBoston Common Council | |
| In office 1889–1890 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1857-06-10)June 10, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1902(1902-01-30) (aged 44) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Attorney |
Charles Franklin Sprague (June 10, 1857 – January 30, 1902) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts, grandson ofPeleg Sprague (1793–1880).
Born inBoston, Massachusetts, Sprague attended the public schools and was graduated fromHarvard University in 1879. He studied law atHarvard Law School before completing his studies atBU Law. He wasadmitted to the bar in Boston.[3]
He married Mary Bryant Pratt in November 1891.[3][4]
He served as member of theBoston Common Council in 1889 and 1890, and then in theMassachusetts 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 theMassachusetts State Senate in 1895 and 1896.[5][6]
Sprague was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fifth andFifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900 to theFifty-seventh Congress.
He died in the Butler Sanitarium inProvidence, Rhode Island,[5] on January 30, 1902, and was interred inMount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Francis William Kittredge | Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Ninth Suffolk District January, 1895–January 1897 | Succeeded by Joshua Bennett Holden |
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