Nathan B. Sprague Explained

Nathan Brown Sprague
Office:Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Term Start:October 1826
Term End:October 1827
Predecessor:Samuel W. Bridgham
Successor:Job Durfee
Birth Date:7 April 1787
Birth Place:Johnston, Rhode Island
Death Place:Greenville, Rhode Island
Parents:Daniel Sprague Jr.
Hannah Brown
Children:5

Nathan Brown Sprague (April 7, 1787 – April 17, 1864) was an Rhode Island farmer and politician.

Early life

Sprague was born on April 7, 1787, in Johnston, Rhode Island. He was a son of Daniel Sprague Jr. (1752–1816) and Hannah (Brown) Sprague (1756–1815).

His paternal grandparents were also named Daniel Sprague (son of Ebenezer Sprague) and Hannah (Brown) Sprague. His maternal grandparents were Gideon Brown Sr. and Ruth (Rutenburg) Brown.

Career

Sprague was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for eleven years, and served as the Speaker of the House from October 1826 to October 1827.[1] In 1828, he served as a presidential elector.

In 1811, he was a charter trustee of the Greene Academy. In 1822, he was one of the original incorporators of the Smithfield Exchange Bank, which provided services to farmers and small businesses throughout northwestern Rhode Island, and of which he was the first president.[2] He was also an incorporator of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in the village of Greenville in Smithfield, Rhode Island.[3]

Personal life

On April 15, 1813, Sprague was married to Sarah Smith (1788–1875), a daughter of Anna and Darius Smith, in Glocester.[4] Together, they were the parents of:[5]

Sprague died on April 17, 1864, in Greenville, Rhode Island.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island . 1873 . Providence Press Company . 106 . 21 December 2023 . en.
  2. http://www.projo.com/ri/smithfield/content/NO_SMITHFIELD_TAVERN15_05-15-08_VSA528R_v25.349b6a3.html Thomas J. Morgan, "Historic Tavern's Future in Doubt," Providence Journal, May 15, 2008.
  3. Web site: NRHP nomination for Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-10-02.
  4. Book: Rhode Island Roots . 2000 . Rhode Island Genealogical Society . 11 . 21 December 2023 . en.
  5. Book: Bayles . Richard Mather . History of Providence County, Rhode Island . 1891 . W. W. Preston . 224 . 21 December 2023 . en.
  6. Book: Sprague Families in America . 1913 . Higginson Book Company . 234–235 . 21 December 2023 . en.