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Yak College 93
William Buell Sprague, B.A. 1906.
Bom October 26, 1885, tn Flushtng, N.Y
Died August 22, 1942, in Tornngton, Conn.
Father, Edward Everet Sprague (B.A Harvard 1868), a lawyer m New York
City; son of Wdham B. Sprague (B A. 1815) and Hennetta Burnett (Lathrop)
Sprague. Mother, Hannah Nelson (Hoover) Sprague; daughter of Joseph
Brognard and Almy Medora (Rodgers) Hoover of Flushing Yale relatives
mclude: Joseph Lathrop (B A 1754) (great-great-grandfather), Samuel Lathrop
(B.A. 1792) (great-grandfather); Aaron Buell (B A. 1778) (great-great-uncle),
and Wilham M. Lathrop (B.A 1825) and John Lathrop (B A. 1829) (great-
uncles).
St. Paul's School, Garden City, N Y First division stand Freshman year,
second dispute appomtment Jumor and Semor years, Apollo Glee Club Freshman year; Umversity Glee Club three years (recorder Jumor year, president
Semor year); president Yale Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Clubs Association
Semor year; coach '07 Freshman Glee Club and Apollo Glee Club, member
Yale Corinthian Yacht Club and Delta Kappa Epsdon
Attended Columbia Umversity School of Law 1906-09 (LLB. 1909); admitted to the bar 1908; lawyer in New York City 1908-42 (associated with his
father 1908-20; member Sprague, Seymour [Ongen S , '94] & Sprague 1921-
42); counsel Trinity Church Corporation, James McCreery Realty Corporation
1919-42, and Louis Adler Realty Corporation 1926-29, trustee Flushing Hospital and Dispensary 1912-32, secretary 1912-16, treasurer 1927-32, and counsel
1931-32; commissioned Captam, Chemical Warfare Service, October 15,1918,
assigned to Camp A. A. Humphreys and later transferred to Camp Kendnck,
discharged December 12,1918, a collector of early Amencan industnal implements, he founded the Early Amencan Industries Association 1933 (president
1933-38; editor of its publication The Chronicle 1934-42 and contnbutor of
many articles), member Bar Association of the City of New York, Amencan
Phdatehc Society (vice-president 1915-17), Litchfield Histoncal Society, New
York State Histoncal Society, Down Town Association of New York, and
St. George's Church (Episcopal), Flushing
Marned February 28, 1911, m Flushing, Valena Fay, daughter of Charles
Henry and Ldy Valeria (Fay) Wdmerding Chddren Wilham Buell, Jr (B A.
Wdhams Coll 1937); Mary Wdmerding, the wife of Peter Holhns Nicholas
(Harvard ex-39), and Harry Wdmerding (diedJanuary 31, 1922)
Death due to mjunes received m a fall Buned m Flushing Cemetery Survived by wife, daughter, one son, two sisters, Hannah S. Dodge, the widow of
Ozias Dodge, '99 Art, of Norwich, Conn, and Mrs. Robert Hathaway Boyd
of Litchfield, Conn., and a brother, Edward Buell Sprague (Harvard ££-'03)
of South Norwalk, Conn.
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 93 |
| Transcript | Yak College 93 William Buell Sprague, B.A. 1906. Bom October 26, 1885, tn Flushtng, N.Y Died August 22, 1942, in Tornngton, Conn. Father, Edward Everet Sprague (B.A Harvard 1868), a lawyer m New York City; son of Wdham B. Sprague (B A. 1815) and Hennetta Burnett (Lathrop) Sprague. Mother, Hannah Nelson (Hoover) Sprague; daughter of Joseph Brognard and Almy Medora (Rodgers) Hoover of Flushing Yale relatives mclude: Joseph Lathrop (B A 1754) (great-great-grandfather), Samuel Lathrop (B.A. 1792) (great-grandfather); Aaron Buell (B A. 1778) (great-great-uncle), and Wilham M. Lathrop (B.A 1825) and John Lathrop (B A. 1829) (great- uncles). St. Paul's School, Garden City, N Y First division stand Freshman year, second dispute appomtment Jumor and Semor years, Apollo Glee Club Freshman year; Umversity Glee Club three years (recorder Jumor year, president Semor year); president Yale Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Clubs Association Semor year; coach '07 Freshman Glee Club and Apollo Glee Club, member Yale Corinthian Yacht Club and Delta Kappa Epsdon Attended Columbia Umversity School of Law 1906-09 (LLB. 1909); admitted to the bar 1908; lawyer in New York City 1908-42 (associated with his father 1908-20; member Sprague, Seymour [Ongen S , '94] & Sprague 1921- 42); counsel Trinity Church Corporation, James McCreery Realty Corporation 1919-42, and Louis Adler Realty Corporation 1926-29, trustee Flushing Hospital and Dispensary 1912-32, secretary 1912-16, treasurer 1927-32, and counsel 1931-32; commissioned Captam, Chemical Warfare Service, October 15,1918, assigned to Camp A. A. Humphreys and later transferred to Camp Kendnck, discharged December 12,1918, a collector of early Amencan industnal implements, he founded the Early Amencan Industries Association 1933 (president 1933-38; editor of its publication The Chronicle 1934-42 and contnbutor of many articles), member Bar Association of the City of New York, Amencan Phdatehc Society (vice-president 1915-17), Litchfield Histoncal Society, New York State Histoncal Society, Down Town Association of New York, and St. George's Church (Episcopal), Flushing Marned February 28, 1911, m Flushing, Valena Fay, daughter of Charles Henry and Ldy Valeria (Fay) Wdmerding Chddren Wilham Buell, Jr (B A. Wdhams Coll 1937); Mary Wdmerding, the wife of Peter Holhns Nicholas (Harvard ex-39), and Harry Wdmerding (diedJanuary 31, 1922) Death due to mjunes received m a fall Buned m Flushing Cemetery Survived by wife, daughter, one son, two sisters, Hannah S. Dodge, the widow of Ozias Dodge, '99 Art, of Norwich, Conn, and Mrs. Robert Hathaway Boyd of Litchfield, Conn., and a brother, Edward Buell Sprague (Harvard ££-'03) of South Norwalk, Conn. |
