Burr Sprague (April 30, 1836 – April 17, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Sprague moved to

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in 1848 and lived in the town of Spring Valley,

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and then

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. He was a lawyer and was the editor and publisher of the ''Brodhead Independent Observer''. Sprague also served as postmaster of Orfordville and Brodhead, Wisconsin. He also served as judge of the Green County court and Brodhead superintendent of public schools. In 1868, 1880, and 1881, Sprague served in the

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and was a

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.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1881, Biographical Sketch of Burr Sprague, p. 511. Sprague died at his home in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

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