William P. Sprague
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=William Peter Sprague
| image=William P. Sprague Brady Handy.00544.jpg
| caption =
| state= Ohio
| district= 15th
| term_start = March 4, 1871
| term_end = March 3, 1875
| preceded= Eliakim H. Moore
| succeeded= Nelson H. Van Vorhes
|state_senate2=Ohio
|district2=14th
|term_start2=January 2, 1860
|term_end2=January 3, 1864
|preceded2=David Greene
|succeeded2=William F. Curtis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1827|5|21}}
| birth_place = Malta, Ohio, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1899|3|3|1827|5|21}}
| death_place = McConnelsville, Ohio, US
| restingplace=Riverview Cemetery, McConnelsville
| party= Republican
| spouse=
| children =
| religion=
|alma_mater =
}}
William Peter Sprague (May 21, 1827 – March 3, 1899) was a businessman, banker, politician, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1871 to 1875.
Biography
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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Category:People from Malta, Ohio
Category:Republican Party Ohio state senators
Category:People from McConnelsville, Ohio
Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
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