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William Cameron Sproul

William Cameron Sproul
Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 16, 1870
Place of birthColerain Township, Pennsylvania
Date of deathMarch 21, 1928(age 57)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSwarthmore College
ReligionReligious Society of Friends
27th Governor of Pennsylvania
In officeJanuary 20, 1919 - January 15, 1923
LieutenantEdward Beidleman
Succeeded byGifford Pinchot
Preceded byMartin Brumbaugh

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William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 � March 21, 1928) was the 27th 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 presidential nomination in 1920.

He was a member of the Religious Society of Friends.

Sproul State Forest in Clinton and Centre counties is named for him.

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Swarthmore College Sproul Observatory, once the third largest in the USA is named for a former PA governor and benefactor.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Martin Brumbaugh		Governor of Pennsylvania
1919-1923		Succeeded by
Gifford Pinchot
Party political offices
Preceded by
Martin Brumbaugh		Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania
1918 (won)		Succeeded by
Gifford Pinchot

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