Researching Charles Sprague
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 695 people with the Sprague surname? In that year Sprague was ranked number 2885 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Sprague on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Sprague and the Sprague Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Charles Sprague
Charles Ezra Sprague
200px|rightCharles Ezra Sprague (October 9, 1842 – March 21, 1912) was an American accountant, born in Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York. He was a proponent of the constructed language Volapük, for which he authored the first major textbook in English, Handbook of Volapük (1888), as well as an early organizer of the accounting profession.
During the American Civil War, Sprague served in the 44th New York Infantry, seeing action at the Battle of Gettysburg, where his unit was instrumental in helping repulse attacks on Little Round Top. The New York State Archives stores a lengthy article Sprague wrote on his military service.
He was president of both the New York Institute of Accounts and the Union Dime Savings Bank (which later became the Dime Savings Bank). Later in life, he was involved in the movement for reform of English spelling as part of the Simplified Spelling Board, of which he was the first treasurer.
He was heavily involved in the development of the first state certification of accountants in the United States.
In 1953 he was inducted into Ohio State University's Accounting Hall of Fame.
Sprague was the maternal grandfather of science fiction author L. Sprague de Camp.
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