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Amasa Sprague Jr.

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Amasa Sprague Jr.

Birth
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
4 Aug 1902 (aged 73)
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sprague Tomb, Group 273 1/2 Lot 0, Space 16
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Amasa Sprague, son of murdered Amasa Sprague and brother of Civil War Governor William Sprague IV. He and his brother incorportated the second firm of A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing, cotton manufacturing and calico printers. His home the Sprague Mansion and his mill The Cranston Print Works still exist in Cranston, RI. Amasa also was the President of the National Association of the Promotion and interests of the American Turfmen, the Narragansett Park Association. It was his Narragansett Trotting Park that was the place of the first auto racing in 1896.
Amasa died at his Cowesett(Warwick) home.
Amasa Sprague, son of murdered Amasa Sprague and brother of Civil War Governor William Sprague IV. He and his brother incorportated the second firm of A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing, cotton manufacturing and calico printers. His home the Sprague Mansion and his mill The Cranston Print Works still exist in Cranston, RI. Amasa also was the President of the National Association of the Promotion and interests of the American Turfmen, the Narragansett Park Association. It was his Narragansett Trotting Park that was the place of the first auto racing in 1896.
Amasa died at his Cowesett(Warwick) home.


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  • Created by: BDM
  • Added: Oct 13, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6851353/amasa-sprague: accessed ), memorial page for Amasa Sprague Jr. (19 Dec 1828–4 Aug 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6851353, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by BDM (contributor 46540177).