William Sprague

Photograph

Groton Public Library

Name/Title

William Sprague

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.034

Description

Portrait of William Sprague taken by Giles Bishop, New London, c. 1860s. Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell. William Sprague was the brother of Mary Anna Sprague Latham of Groton. He was born in Cranston, RI on September 12, 1830, served as the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860-1863 and was involved in the cotton manufacturing industry in Rhode Island. He died in Paris, France on September 11, 1915.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Collection

Beckett Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.045

Source or Donor

Beckett, Amie

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Bishop, Giles

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Carte-de-visite

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

From the photograph album of Mrs. Caroline Latham Mitchell (1815-1896), which was given to "cousin" Lizzie C. Brown (1853-1936, granddaughter of Lucy Avery Mitchell) during a visit to Groton in August 1907. The album was passed down through several generations of the family before it was donated to the Groton Public Library in October 2026.