William Spring of Pakenham
Sir William Spring of Pakenham or Ridenhall (died 1637) was a wealthly Suffolk politician.
He was the son of John Spring (d.1601) and grandson of Sir William Spring of Lavenham. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Middle Temple.[1]
He served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1597 and MP for Suffolk in 1623 and 1628. He was knighted by James I in February, 1610. He served as Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds in 1625. Spring was a Justice of the Peace in Suffolk between 1618 and his death, as well as holding numerous local offices in his lifetime, such as Commissioner for Piracy (1627) and Commissioner for Trade (1625).[2]
Sir William died in 1637 at Ridenhall, and was buried at Pakenham. He had married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Sir William Smith, in 1610, with whom he had nine children.[3] He was succeeded by his son, William, who was made a baronet by Charles I.
References [edit]
- A concise description of Bury St. Edmund's, and its environs 1827 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kqkHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA262&lpg=PA262&dq=sir+william+spring,+high+sheriff&source=bl&ots=zhlVou1fHV&sig=GnmD0bGT6i_cjWKMYs1XdEg7O40&hl=en&ei=wUtXSuPwMoeSjAfy5eTEDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4
- http://www.pakenham-village.co.uk/History/PV2Mbk/s10_C7ManorsOfPakenham.htm
See also [edit]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Bacon |
High Sheriff of Suffolk 1610 |
Succeeded by unknown |
| Preceded by Thomas Jermyn Anthony Crofts |
Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1625 With: Thomas Jermyn |
Succeeded by Thomas Jermyn Emanuel Gifford |
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