William Sprague IV

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for Education reform
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Rhode_Island_Historical_Society
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Rhode_Island_Republican_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1799-09-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cranston,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:burial_place North Burial Ground, Providence
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Sprague_V
gptkbp:civic_engagement Community leader
gptkbp:committee 1869-03-04
1863-06-01
gptkbp:contribution Infrastructure development in Rhode Island
gptkbp:death_date 1868-06-06
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:descendant William Sprague VI
gptkbp:economic_impact Textile industry in Rhode Island
gptkbp:education gptkb:Brown_University
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:historical_significance Civil War era politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Sprague IV
gptkbp:impact Post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:influence Rhode Island politics
gptkbp:influence_on Republican Party policies
gptkbp:involvement State politics
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Union cause
gptkbp:known_for Political leadership in Rhode Island
gptkbp:legacy Sprague family
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:notable_work Textile manufacturing
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:participated_in National politics
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_W._Hoppin
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Colonel
gptkbp:recognition Historical figure in Rhode Island
gptkbp:related_to Sprague family business
gptkbp:relationship_with gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:role Civil War mobilization
gptkbp:senate_predecessor Henry B. Anthony
gptkbp:senate_successor Nathan F. Dixon II
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1863
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_M._Sprague
gptkbp:successor James Y. Smith
gptkbp:term_end 1863-05-01
gptkbp:term_start 1860-05-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_H._Davis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4