Background
Sprague, William Buell was born on October 16, 1795 in Hebron, Connecticut, United States. Son of Benjamin and Sibyl (Post) Sprague.
Sprague, William Buell was born on October 16, 1795 in Hebron, Connecticut, United States. Son of Benjamin and Sibyl (Post) Sprague.
Graduated from Yale, 1815. Attended Princeton Theological Seminary, until 1819. Honorary Doctor of Divinity Columbia, 1828.
10 children. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1819, installed as colleague of Review Joseph Lathrop, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1820-1829. Minister 2d Presbyterian Church, Albany, New York, 1829-1869, became one of best-known clergymen of era. Author: Memoirs of the Review John McDowell, Doctor of Divinity, 1864.
Annals of the American Pulpit (his most valuable work), 9 volumes, 1852.
Married Charlotte Eaton, September 5, 1820. Married second, Mary Lathrop, August 2, 1824.