Royal Sprague
Royal Tyler Sprague | |
|---|---|
President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate | |
| In office January 1855 – December 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Keene |
| Succeeded by | Delos R. Ashley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1814 New Haven, Vermont, US |
| Died | February 24, 1872 (aged 58) Sacramento, California, US |
| Spouse |
Francis Blocksom (m. 1844) |
Royal Tyler Sprague (January 23, 1814 – February 24, 1872)
Biography
Sprague taught elementary school in
, and once again became an attorney.In 1852, he was elected to the
In 1867, Sprague was elected to the Supreme Court of California as a Democrat;[5] he was chosen to be Chief Justice in January 1872 and died the next month.[6][7][8] He is interred in Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.[9]
A collection of his journals is in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.[10]
Personal life
On, May 30, 1844, he married Francis Blocksom at Muskingum, Ohio. In 1852, Sprague returned to Ohio briefly to retrieve his wife and their family; they returned to California with him. The couple had four children: Anna Maria Sprague (1845–1879); Arthur Hale Sprague (1848–1922); Ella Sprague (1853-1855); and Frances Royal Sprague (1864–1957).[11][12]
References
- ^ Sacramento Daily Union, January 1, 1873, State & County Statistics (For the year 1872)
- ^ Johnson, J. Edward (1963). History of the California Supreme Court: The Justices 1850-1900, vol 1 (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Bender Moss Co. pp. 104–106. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Death of Justice Sprague". Russian River Flag. No. 16. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 February 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Legislature". Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 2, no. 247. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 6 January 1852. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Appleton's annual Cyclopaedia (1867), Volume 7, 1869.
- ^ "Death of Chief Justice Sprague". Sacramento Daily Union. Vol. 42, no. 7421. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 26 February 1872. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Old Shasta, Town of Shasta Interpretive Association with Al M. Rocca, 2005, Arcadia Publishing, p. 21
- ^ "Appointment of Supreme Judge". Russian River Flag. No. 17. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 March 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index" (PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ Online Archive of California, Royal T. Sprague journals, collection guide.
- ^ Cemetery tour of Shasta mentioning grave of Ella Sprague. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Royal Sprague genealogy. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
External links
- In Memoriam Royal T. Sprague. 43 Cal. Rpts. 3 (1872). California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- Past & Present Justices. California State Courts. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
See also
- List of justices of the Supreme Court of California
- Joseph B. Crockett
- William T. Wallace
- Jackson Temple
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