William Sprague, former Rhode Island governor and senator, dies in Providence
William Sprague III, Governor of Rhode Island 1838-1839 and U.S. Senator 1842-1844, dies at his home in Providence, Rhode Island, aged fifty-six. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1858 (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1857), 350.