[4] He attended Swarthmore College, was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and graduated with honors in 1891.

[4] Sproul was employed in the field of newspaper publishing, and rose to the rank of president of the Chester Daily Times.

[3] In 1911, he drafted the landmark Sproul Road Bill, which created the state highway system.

As governor, he focused on expanding funding for education, roadway construction, and veterans' services.

In 1926, Sproul chaired the bi-state committee that organized the construction of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge between Philadelphia and Camden.

[7] His birthplace is known as the John Douglass House and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.