William Cameron Sproul

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William Cameron Sproul
William Cameron Sproul
In office
January 20, 1919 – January 15, 1923
Lieutenant Edward E. Beidleman
Preceded by Martin Grove Brumbaugh
Succeeded by Gifford Pinchot
Born September 16, 1870(1870-09-16)
Colerain Township, Pennsylvania
Died March 21, 1928 (aged 57)
Political party Republican
Alma mater Swarthmore College
Religion Religious Society of Friends

William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923. He was born near Octoraro and Andrew's Bridge, Colerain Township, Lancaster County. He was born in a structure currently known as the John Douglass House

He served as a member of Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919, when he was elected Governor. He was a candidate for the Republican United States presidential election, 1920.

He was a member of the Religious Society of Friends.

Sproul State Forest in Clinton and Centre counties is named for him.

[edit] Biography

William Cameron Sproul was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The Sproul family moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 1883 where Sproul graduated from Chester High School in 1887 and, with honors, from Swarthmore College in 1891, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.

Sproul Hall, a residence hall on the campus of Penn State University, is named after William Cameron Sproul.

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Martin Grove Brumbaugh		 Governor of Pennsylvania
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