John Russell Sprague (December 24, 1886 – April 17, 1969) was the
Republican
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Political ideology
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county executive
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The executive may be an elected or an appointed position. When elected, the executive typically functions either as a ...
of
Nassau County, New York
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from 1938 until 1953. He also was a delegate to the
Republican National Convention
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in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, and 1956 and part of Republican National Committee from New York during 1940–1948.
Life
Born in
Inwood, New York
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, Sprague was an instrumental politician in Nassau County.
He took center stage in adopting a county
charter
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that created the position of county executive. In 1938, he was the first person elected to that office. Prior to serving as county executive, Sprague worked as a lawyer in Far Rockaway.
By the end of his time serving as county executive in 1953, Sprague lived in Roslyn Estates, New York.
References
External links
* http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html
1886 births
1969 deaths
People from The Five Towns, New York
Cornell Law School alumni
New York (state) lawyers
Nassau County Executives
New York (state) Republicans
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American lawyers
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