William SPRAGUE (1885-1942)

1 William Buell SPRAGUE^1,2,3,4 (1885-1942) [10031]. Born 26 Oct 1885, Flushing, Long Island, NY.^3,4,5 Marr Valeria WILMERDING Feb 1911.⁵ Died 22 Aug 1942, Torrington, CT.⁵

From the New York Times.

August 23, 1942 - "WILLIAM SPRAGUE, ATTORNEY, 56, DIES
Specialist in Real Estate Law, Served Trinity Church and McCreery Corporations
Special to The New York Times
TORRINGTON. Conn.. Aug. 22—William B. Sprague. member of the law firm of Sprague, Seymour& Sprague in New York. died here today in the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital of injuries received several day ago in ft fall at his Summer home in near-by Morris. His age was 59.
Mr. Sprague. a specialist In real estate law. formerly was attorney for the Trinity Church Corporation and the James McCreery Realty Corporation In New York. For the last twelve years he had been a collector of early American Industrial implements, which ha had placed on exhibition in his barn. His collection was on- of the finest of its kind in the country.
In connection with his hobby, Mr. Sprague was founder and president of an organization known as the Early American Industries Association, which haa a membership of several hundred. He was also editor of the association's publication, the Chronicle.
Mr. Sprague was Blom in Flushing. L. I. on Oct. 26. 1885, the son of Edward E. and Hannah Hoover Sprague. He attended St. Paul's School. Garden City, L. I.. was graduated in 1906 from Yale University. with A.B. degree, and was a member of the Glee Club there.
In 1909 he received a law degree from Columbia University and began practice with his father. Later, he formed the firm of Sprague, Seymour & Sprague. During the first World War, Mr. Sprague served as a captain in chemical warfare service of the Army.
He was a member of the Yale Club, the Down Town Association and the City Bar Association.
He leaves a widow, the former Miss Valeria F. Wilmerding, whom he married in February, 1911; a daughter. Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas; a son. Lieutenant William B. Sprague Jr., U. S. A.; two sisters, Mrs. Ozias Dodge of Norwich and Mrs. Robert H. Boyd of Litchfield, and a brother, Edward B. Sprague of South Norwalk."

Sources

1	"Death notice of Lilly Fay Wilmerding in the New York Times, june 18, 1946".

2	"Wedding announcement of Katherine Fay Wilmerding and Lowell Ross Burch in the Boston Daily Globe, August 15, 1915".

3	"1930 NY, Queens, Queens census".

4	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

5	"Obituary of William B. Sprague in the New York Times, August 23, 1942".