Charles Franklin Sprague

1857 - 1902  (44 years)

• Name	Charles Franklin Sprague  [1]
  Born	10 Jun 1857	Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1879	Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA   [4]
  	Harvard College
  Died	30 Jan 1902	Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA   [2, 5, 6]
  	Cause: general paralysis
  Buried	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA   [2, 7]
  	Per Find A Grave Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA Plot: Spruce Avenue, Lot 1717 Find A Grave Memorial #7500208
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren VincentSprague, page 325. Charles Franklin Sprague graduated from Harvard in 1881. "Biographical Directory of the American Congress,1774-1949", Biographies, S, page 1849. SPRAGUE, Charles Franklin (grandson of Peleg Sprague), aRepresentative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass.,June 10, 1857; attended the public schools, and wasgraduated from Harvard University in 1879; studied law atthe Harvard Law School and the Boston University and wasadmitted to the bar in Boston; member of the Boston Commoncouncil in 1889 and 1890; member of the State house ofrepresentatives in 1891 and 1892; chairman of the board ofpark commissioners of the city of Boston in 1893 and 1894;served in the State senate in 1895 and 1896; elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses(March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901); declined to be a candidatefor renomination in 1900; died in Providence, R.I., onJanuary 30, 1902; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery,Watertown, Mass. "Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of theNineteenth Century." "Herringshaw's Encyclopeida of American Biography" page 878. SPRAGUE, CHARLES FRANKLIN, lawyer, state senator,congressman, was born June 10, 1857, in Boston, Mass. In1891 and 1892, he was in the Massachusetts house ofrepresentatives. In 1893 and 1894 he was a member of, andlatterly chairman of, the board of park commissioners ofthe city of Boston. In 1895 and 1896 was a member of theMassachusetts senate; and was elected to the fifty-fifthcongress as a republican. "Descendants of Hon. Seth Sprague's Family", by WilliamBradford Weston, page 92. Charles Franklin Sprague served in the MassachusettsLegislature for the years 1890-92, and in the Senate 1895,and represented the Eleventh District of the State inCongress for the years 1896-1900. "Who's Who In American History", page 1165. SPRAGUE, Charles Franklin, congressman; b. Boston, June 10,1857; grad. Harvard, 1879; studied law, Harvard Law Schooland Boston U.; admitted to Suffolk bar; mem. commoncouncil, Boston, 1889-90; mem. Mass. legislature 1891,1892; park commr. (latter part chmn. of bd.), Boston,1893-94; mem. Mass. senate, 1895, 1896; mem Congress from11th Mass. dist., 1897-1901. Republican. Home: Brookline,Mass. died 1902. "Index to Politicians - Sprague" Sprague, Charles Franklin (1857-1902) Grandson of PelegSprague. Born in Massachusetts, 1857. Republican. Memberof Massachusetts state legislature; U. S. Representativefrom Massachusetts 11th District, 1897-1901. Died in 1902. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Seealso; congressional biography. From the Saturday, July 24, 1897 Watertown (NY) Herald Richest Man in Congress The richest man in the house of representatives of theFifty-fifth congress is Charles Francis Sprague of theEleventh Massachusetts district, and he has distinquisedhimself by moving his personal effects from Boston toWashington in a special train of nine cars. The fortune ofthis Dives of congress is estimated at $7,000,000. Mr.Sprague was born in Boston about 40 years ago on the veryridge which marks the summit of Beacon Hill. He comes froman old Plymouth family, and his father was Judge Sprague,who died in 1880. From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of November16, 2009 Source: Daily Kennebec Journal, Kennebec, Maine, Friday,January 31, 1902, Page 2: Ex-Congressman Sprague Dead Providence R. I., Jan. – Hon. Charles F. Sprague,former congressman from Massachusetts, died at Butlerhospital here, this forenoon of general paralysis, after anillness of over two years. Since his arrival at thehospital last July from a Massachusetts institution, thecharacter of his illness, which rapidly became chronic andprogressive, left little or no hope for recovery. ===== New York Times, January 31, 1902, page 9 CHARLES F. SPRAGUE DEAD. Massachusetts ex-Congressman Was Richest Man in House ofRepresentatives and Prominent in Boston Society Special to The New York Times. BOSTON, Jan. 30.--Charles F. Sprague, ex-Congresman fromthis district of Massachusetts, died to-day at the ButlerSanitarium, in Providence, where he had been undertreatment for a mental disorder since last July. Beforethe close of his term in the House of Representativessymptoms of brain trouble were noticed, but he was able todischarge his duties until his tem expired. It was thought then that travel would restore his health,but a trip to Europe brought no favorable result, and onreturning to his home Mr. Sprague went to the McCleanHospital at Waverly for treatment. Later he was taken tothe Butler Asylum at Providence, where his case waspronounced hopeless. Charles F. Sprague was born in Boston June 10, 1857. Hewas educated in the Boston schools and fitted for Harvard,entering the class of '79. After graduation he entered theHarvard Law School, and was admitted to the Suffolk bar in1881. In 1893 he became a member of the Park Commission byappointment of Mayor Matthews. During the last years ofhis service on the board, the greater part of which he wasthe Chairman, many important lawsuits were settled out ofthe courts, and the work of park construction was pushedrajpidly forward. In 1894 Mr. Sprague was elected to the State Senate fromthe Ninth Suffolk Distict, serving in the session of 1895on the Committees on Metropolitan Affiars, FederalRelations, and Constitutional Ammendments. The next year,in the same body, he was the Chairman of the Committee onMetropolitan Affairs and a member of the Committees onConstitutional Ammendments, Education and Libraries. Previous to running for Congres Mr. Sprague resided onAllandale Street., in Ward 23, but in 1896 he was assessedas a citizen of Brookline. In 1896 he erected a veryhandsome new residence only a few hundred feet distant fromthe one he had occupied for a few years previous. Theestate is one of the finest in Brookline. Mr. Sprague married Miss Anna Pratt of Broooklne, who, asgranddaughter of the famous William F. Weld, inherited afortune of $20,000,000. Her mother was Mrs. George L.Pratt, daughter of Millionaire Weld. When Miss Pratt's$20,000,000 was joined to the fortune of Mr. Sprague itmade him the richest man to sit in the halls of Congress. ===== Chicago Daily Tribune, January 31, 1902, page 4 OBITUARY CHARLES F. SPRAGUE of Massachusetts died at Providence, R.I., yesterday. He was formerly a Congressman fromMassachusetts and had been in a sanitarium for some time. [6, 8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I55824	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Judge Seth Edward Sprague,   b. 12 Apr 1821, Hallowell, Kennebec Co., ME, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1869, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Harriet Bordman Lawrence,   b. 8 Jan 1826, prob. Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Sep 1848  [3]
  Family ID	F20959	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Mary Bryant Pratt,   b. 26 Jul 1871, Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1891  [4]
  Children	1. Marion Sprague,   b. 20 Jun 1893, Beverly, Essex Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eleanor Sprague,   b. 26 Mar 1898, Washington, District of Columbia Co., District of Columbia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F5144	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jun 1857 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA Education - 1879 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA Died - Cause: general paralysis - 30 Jan 1902 - Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA Buried - - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Sprague, Charles Franklin (1857-1902)
  		I55824 Sprague, Charles Franklin (1857-1902), husband of Mary Pratt

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Correspondent: Slover, Shirley, note of November 7th, 2006 as extracted from Ancedstry.com. [S3426] Publication: Congress Biographical Directory, page 1849. [S188] Book: Sprague, Hon. Seth's Family, Weston, William Bradford, (Privately Published;( Reprinted by: Salem, MA, HigginsonBook Co.), Milton, MA, 1915), page 91. [S188] Book: Sprague, Hon. Seth's Family, Weston, William Bradford, (Privately Published;( Reprinted by: Salem, MA, HigginsonBook Co.), Milton, MA, 1915), page 92. [S188] Book: Sprague, Hon. Seth's Family, Weston, William Bradford, (Privately Published;( Reprinted by: Salem, MA, HigginsonBook Co.), Milton, MA, 1915), page 90. [S6] Correspondent: Sprague, William John (Bill), note of November 16, 2009. [S5082] Correspondent: McCue, Liz, note of October 8, 2017. [S3106] Book: Index to Politicians. [S236] Correspondent: Sprague, Russell W., note of April 7th, 2006 from the Watertown, NY Herald. [S198] Correspondent: Miller, Suzi, note of August 7, 2010.