John Russell Sprague was the Republican

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 county executive

County executive

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 of Nassau County, New York

Nassau County, New York

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 from 1938 until 1953. He also was a delegate to the Republican National Convention

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 in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, and 1956 and part of Republican National Convention from New York during 1940-1948.

Born in Inwood, New York

Inwood, New York

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, Sprague was an instrumental politician in Nassau County. He took center stage in adopting a county charter

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 that created the position of county executive. In 1938, he was the first person elected to that office.

External links

• http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sprague.html