Charles Sprague (poet)

Charles Sprague
Daguerreotype of Charles Sprague by Southworth & Hawes, circa 1850
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Charles Sprague (October 26, 1791 – January 22, 1875) was an early American poet. He worked for 45 years for the State and Globe Banks and was often referred to as the "Banker Poet of Boston". His odes and prologues won several competitive prizes and were collected and published in 1841 as The Writings of Charles Sprague.