Stanley Sproul

Stanley E. Sproul (March 18, 1920 – May 13, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. Sproul, a Republican, served as Mayor of Augusta, Maine from 1971 to 1974. He simultaneously represented Augusta in the Maine House of Representatives (1973–74). When not in public office, Sproul ran a law office. In 1974, Sproul sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Maine, but lost to Maine Attorney General James Erwin.[1]

Sproul was born in 1920 in Windsor, Maine and moved to Augusta in 1932. He graduated from Cony High School in 1938 and became a pilot in the United States Navy. Sproul went to Northeastern University and then to Northeastern University School of Law. Sproul was admitted to the Maine bar.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Adams, Betty (May 14, 2015). "Stanley Sproul, former Augusta mayor and legislator, dies at 95". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Stanley E. Sproul-obituary


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