Background
Sprague, Charles Arthur was born on November 12, 1887 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Allen and Alice Caroline (Glasgow) Sprague.
Sprague, Charles Arthur was born on November 12, 1887 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Charles Allen and Alice Caroline (Glasgow) Sprague.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1910, Doctor of Laws, 1940. Doctor of Laws, Willamette University, 1939, Colby College, 1955. Doctor of Letters, Albany (Georgia) College, 1939.
Principal schools Ainsworth, Iowa, 1906-1908. Superintendent schools, Waitsburg, Washington, 1910-1913. Assistant superintendent of public instruction, State of Washington, 1913-1915.
Editor public Journal-Times, Ritzville, Washington, 1915-1924.
Business manager Corvallis (Oregon) Gazette Times, 1925-1937. Editor and manager Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, 1929-1939, publisher since 1939.
Editor public, 1943-1969. President Oregon War Chest, 1943-1946, 1951-1952.
Chairman Capitol Planning Commission, 1961-1965, Regional Loyalty Board.
President Colleges Ore’s Future, 1963-1969. Governor of Oregon, 1939-1943.
President Oregon Council of Churches, 1943-1947.
Board Carnegie Endowment International Peace, 1954-1958.
Member board trustees Willamette University.
Married Blanche Chamberlain, August 8, 1912. Children: Martha (Mistress Melvin T. Hurley), Wallace Arthur.