E. Carleton Sprague

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

Eben Carleton Sprague
3rd Chancellor of the University of Buffalo
In office 1885–1895
Preceded by	Orsamus H. Marshall
Succeeded by	James O. Putnam
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1822 Bath, New Hampshire
Died	February 14, 1895 (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	Phillips Exeter Academy
Alma mater	Harvard College

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 practiced in partnership with Fillmore's son, Millard Powers Fillmore, and was an attorney for 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.

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