William P. Sprague, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam P. Sprague
American politician
Date of Birth: 21-May-1827
Place of Birth: Malta, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 03-Mar-1899
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William P. Sprague
- William Peter Sprague (May 21, 1827 – March 3, 1899) was a businessman, banker, politician, and a two-term U.S.
- Representative from Ohio. 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.
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