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Peleg Sprague (Maine politician)

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Following his resignation from the federal bench, Sprague resumed private practice in Boston from 1865 to 1880. He died on October 13, 1880, in Boston. He was interred in
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and served from March 4, 1829, to January 1, 1835, when he resigned. Following his departure from Congress, Sprague resumed private practice in
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Georgia and the Conversation over Indian Removal. By: Morris, Michael, Georgia Historical Quarterly, 00168297, Winter 2007, Vol. 91, Issue 4
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A history of the law, the courts, and the lawyers of Maine, from its first colonization to the early part of the present century
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on July 16, 1841, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 13, 1865, due to his resignation.
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and served from March 4, 1825, until his resignation, effective March 3, 1829, having been elected
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During his time in the Senate, Sprague became a prominent campaigner against President
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in 1815. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in
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from March 15, 1820) from 1817 to 1821. He was a member of the
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from 1821 to 1822. He was a corporate member of the
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Peleg Sprague (Maine)
Peleg Sprague (New Hampshire politician)

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
John Tyler
John Davis
John Lowell
United States Senator
Maine
John Chandler
John Ruggles
U.S. House of Representatives
Maine
4th
Stephen Longfellow
George Evans
Duxbury
Massachusetts
Boston
Massachusetts
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge
Massachusetts
National Republican
Whig
Charles F. Sprague
Harvard University
A.B.
Litchfield Law School
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