E. Carleton Sprague
Eben Carleton Sprague (November 28, 1822 – February 14, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He born on November 28, 1822, in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire, the son of Noah Paul Sprague (1798–1879) and Abiah (Carlton) Sprague. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and graduated from Harvard College in 1843. Then he studied law with Millard Fillmore and Solomon G. Haven, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and practiced in Buffalo. On June 25, 1849, he married Elizabeth Hubbard Williams (1831–1908), and they had eight children.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st D.) in 1877.
He was Chancellor of the University of Buffalo from 1885 until his death in 1895.
He died on February 14, 1895, in Buffalo, New York.
Sources
- THE OBITUARY RECORD; S. Carlton Sprague (sic) in NYT on February 15, 1895
- Obituary; E. Carlton Sprague in The Harvard Crimson on February 19, 1895
- Sprague genealogy
- Chancellors of Buffalo University
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Sherman S. Rogers |
New York State Senate 31st District 1877 |
Succeeded by Ray V. Pierce |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Orsamus H. Marshall |
Chancellor of the University of Buffalo 1885–1895 |
Succeeded by James O. Putnam |
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