Charles A. Sprague

Charles A. Sprague (November 12, 1887 – March 13, 1969) was the elected Governor of Oregon, and an active spokesman for the progressive portion of the Republican party. He was a publisher and editor of the Oregon Statesman. He also served as an alternate delegate to the United Nations.
He was elected governor on January 9, 1939. His tenure ended on January 11, 1943. 
Early life and education.
Sprague was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 12, 1887. 
From an early age, Sprague was devoted to education. At age 19, he briefly served as a high school principal in Iowa. At age 28, he served as an assistant state superintendent of public school education in the state of Washington.
He attended Monmouth College, in Illinois, graduating in 1910.