| William Cameron Sproul | |
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| In office January 20, 1919 – January 15, 1923 |
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| Lieutenant | Edward E. Beidleman |
| Preceded by | Martin Grove Brumbaugh |
| Succeeded by | Gifford Pinchot |
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| Born | September 16, 1870 Colerain Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 21, 1928 (aged 57) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
| Religion | Religious Society of Friends |
William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923. He was born near Octoraro and Andrew's Bridge, Colerain Township, Lancaster County. He was born in a structure currently known as the John Douglass House
He served as a member of Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919, when he was elected Governor. He was a candidate for the Republican United States presidential election, 1920.
He was a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Sproul State Forest in Clinton and Centre counties is named for him.
Biography
William Cameron Sproul was born in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Sproul family moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 1883 where Sproul graduated from Chester High School in 1887 and, with honors, from Swarthmore College in 1891, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Sproul Hall, a residence hall on the campus of Penn State University, is named after William Cameron Sproul.
Governor Sproul Apartments located in Broomall, PA is named after William Cameron Sproul.
Sproul Estates, in Wallingford, PA, a residential development named after Governor Sproul, is built on the site of his former residence.
References
- PHMC: William Cameron Sproul biography
- Pennsylvania Governors Past to Present: Governor William Cameron Sproul
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| Preceded by Martin Grove Brumbaugh |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1919–1923 |
Succeeded by Gifford Pinchot |
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