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William Cameron Sproul (* 16. September 1870 im Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; † 21. März 1928) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1919 bis 1923 der 28. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Pennsylvania.
William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919 and as the 27th governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923.
William Cameron Sproul. William Cameron Sproul (* 16. September 1870 in Pennsylvania; † 21. März 1928 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der von 1897 bis 1919 als republikanischer Politiker im Senat von Pennsylvania und von 1919 bis 1923 als 27. Gouverneur von Pennsylvania saß.
Sproul’s political career began with his 1896 election to the state Senate, where he remained for twenty-two years (two as President Pro Tempore) until winning the governorship. While he was governor, the state Assembly endorsed the eighteenth and nineteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
William Cameron Sproul was named by newspapers in his day as the "father of good roads" in Pennsylvania. Turning away from a path that could have led directly to the nation's presidency, Sproul chose instead to focus his public service on the Commonwealth.
William Cameron Sproul, born September 16, 1870, Andrew’s Bridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; son of William Hall and Deborah Dickinson. Slokum.
Although his middle name honored Simon Cameron, Pennsylvania's first and arguably its most powerful political boss, William Cameron Sproul was an honest and capable public servant who worked within the state Republican machine to promote progressive legislation.
