Mansfield D. Sprague
Appearance
Mansfield D. Sprague | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office 1947–1954 | |
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office 1951 | |
Preceded by | John R. Thim |
Succeeded by | Arthur E. B. Tanner |
General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
In office October 6, 1955 – February 27, 1957 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Wilber M. Brucker |
Succeeded by | Robert Dechert |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs | |
In office February 28, 1957 – October 3, 1958 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Gordon Gray |
Succeeded by | John N. Irwin II |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | December 1, 1910
Died | March 25, 2006 | (aged 95)
Political party | Republican[1] |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College Yale University |
Mansfield D. Sprague (December 1, 1910[2] – March 25, 2006) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Life and career
[edit]Sprague born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended Dartmouth College and Yale University.[3]
Sprague served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954.[4]
Sprague died on March 25, 2006,[5] at the age of 95.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sprague Named General Counsel Of Defense Dept". The Journal. Meriden, Connecticut. October 5, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. August 30, 2000. p. 202. ISBN 9780313302152 – via Google Books.
- ^ The American Bar, J.C. Fifield Company, 1954
- ^ "Mansfield D. Sprague" (PDF). Connecticut General Assembly. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Mansfield Sprague Obituary (2006)". The Washington Post. March 30, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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- 1910 births
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- Politicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- Speakers of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- United States Assistant Secretaries of Defense
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Yale University alumni
- 20th-century Connecticut politicians
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