William Cameron Sproul

William Cameron Sproul
Sproul in 1918
27th Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 21, 1919 – January 16, 1923
LieutenantEdward Beidleman
Preceded byMartin Brumbaugh
Succeeded byGifford Pinchot
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 9th district
In office
1897–1919
Preceded byJesse Matlack Baker
Succeeded byRichard J. Baldwin
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
August 18, 1919 – December 14, 1922
Preceded byHenry Justin Allen
Succeeded byChanning H. Cox
Personal details
Born
Emerson Columbus Harrington

(1870-09-16)September 16, 1870
Colerain Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1928(1928-03-21) (aged 57)
Wallingford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
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William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919[1] and as the 27th governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923.[2] He also served as chair of the National Governors Association from 1919 to 1922.

  1. ^ "William Cameron Sproul". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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