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In 1999, grandsons, John L. Sprague and Peter Sprague cut the ribbon and started an 1884 Sprague motor at a new exhibit at the Shore Line Trolley Museum, where a permanent exhibit, "Frank J. Sprague: Inventor, Scientist, Engineer", tells the story of the role of the "father of electric traction" and the role of electricity in the growth of cities.
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William Sprague IV (1830–1915), partner of A & W Sprague, Governor of Rhode Island, and U.S. Senator; Charles F. Sprague (1857–1902), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district; Frank J. Sprague (1857-1934), Inventor, Entepreuer, Electric Motor Engineer
William J. Wilgus (1865–1949) was an American civil engineer. In 1902 he was responsible for the design and construction of New York City 's Grand Central Terminal . [ 1 ] Wilgus coined the term "taking wealth from the air" from his idea to lease the area above the Park Avenue Tunnel in order to help finance the station.
Erik Sprague (born 1972), American freak show and sideshow performer; Ernest Sprague (1865–1938), American football player, public official, and engineer; Ezra T. Sprague (1833–1888), American lawyer and judge; Frank J. Sprague (1857–1934), American naval officer and inventor, notable for development of electric machinery
Sprague Electric; Sprague family; Amasa Sprague Jr. Amasa Sprague; Charles A. Sprague; Charles Sprague (poet) Charles F. Sprague; Charles James Sprague; Frank J. Sprague; Isaac Sprague; John W. Sprague; Peleg Sprague (Maine politician) Robert C. Sprague; William Sprague (1609–1675) William P. Sprague; William Sprague III; William Sprague IV
Most of these built on the pioneering work of Frank J. Sprague, who developed an improved method for mounting an electric traction motor and using a trolley pole for pickup. Sprague's work led to widespread acceptance of electric traction for streetcar operations and end of horse-drawn trams. [6]
Franklin Sprague may refer to: Frank J. Sprague (1857–1934), American naval officer and inventor Franklin B. Sprague (1825–1895), American military officer, businessman and judge