Peleg Sprague (Maine politician)
Peleg Sprague | |
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John Lowell | |
United States Senator from Maine | |
In office March 4, 1829 – January 1, 1835 | |
Preceded by | John Chandler |
Succeeded by | John Ruggles |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Longfellow |
Succeeded by | George Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | Peleg Sprague April 27, 1793 read law |
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Peleg Sprague (April 27, 1793 – October 13, 1880) was a
Education and career
Born on April 27, 1793, in
Congressional service
Sprague was elected as a member of the
Opposition to Indian removal
During his time in the Senate, Sprague became a prominent campaigner against President Andrew Jackson's controversial policy of Indian removal, whereby Indians in the Southern states were to be forcibly relocated to West of the Mississippi River. Sprague argued that the policy was corrupt as it largely relied on bribes for support, and he also attacked the plan for its immorality and lack of humanity, claiming that the Indians would receive no assistance in starting new lives in an alien environment.[3]
Federal judicial service
Sprague was nominated by President John Tyler on July 15, 1841, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge John Davis.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1841, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on March 13, 1865, due to his resignation.[1]
Later career and death
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Sprague resumed private practice in Boston from 1865 to 1880.[1] He died on October 13, 1880, in Boston.[1] He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]
Family
Sprague was the grandfather of Charles F. Sprague, a United States Representative from Massachusetts.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Peleg Sprague at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peleg Sprague". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Georgia and the Conversation over Indian Removal. By: Morris, Michael, Georgia Historical Quarterly, 00168297, Winter 2007, Vol. 91, Issue 4
Sources
- Peleg Sprague at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Peleg Sprague". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Peleg Sprague. 1815–35 Chapter in: William Willis, A history of the law, the courts, and the lawyers of Maine, from its first colonization to the early part of the present century (1863)