E. Carleton Sprague

Eben Carleton Sprague
Personal details
Born (1822-11-28)November 28, 1822
Bath, New Hampshire
Died February 14, 1895(1895-02-14) (aged 72)
Buffalo, New York
Resting place Forest Lawn Cemetery
Nationality American
Political party Republican Party
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Hubbard Williams
Children 8
Parents Noah Paul Sprague
Abiah (Carlton) Sprague
Education Philips Exeter Academy
Known for 3rd Chancellor of the University of Buffalo

Eben Carleton Sprague (November 28, 1822 – February 14, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was 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.

Career

Sprague studied law with Millard Fillmore and Solomon G. Haven and was admitted to the bar in 1846, and practicing in Buffalo, New York. From 1854 until his death, he was a lawyer with the Erie Railway.

He was elected and became a member of the New York State Senate (31st D.) in 1877 as a Republican. Sprague served as the third Chancellor of the University of Buffalo from 1885 until his death in 1895. The first was former U.S. President Millard Fillmore and the second was Orsamus H. Marshall, the American lawyer, educator and historian.

Personal life

On June 25, 1849, he married Elizabeth Hubbard Williams (1831–1908), and they had eight children. He died on February 14, 1895, in Buffalo, New York.

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New York State Senate
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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