Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet (1642–1684), a British politician, member of the wealthy and prominent Spring family and MP for Suffolk
1679-1684.
He inherited the Baronetcy
of Pakenham, Suffolk
(11 August 1641) from his father, William
, in 1654. He was removed from the Commission of the Peace
for Suffolk in 1670 for opposing the Conventicle Act 1664
. He contested the Sudbury constituency in 1679 but lost. He subsequently represented Suffolk in both the second and third Exclusion Parliaments
as an exclusionist.
He first married Mary, daughter of Sir Dudley North KB (no issue) and married secondly Sarah, daughter of Sir Robert Cordell, 1st Baronet of Melford Hall, Suffolk. and together they had three children:
Spring was one of the earliest Whig MPs.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
1679-1684.
He inherited the Baronetcy
Spring Baronets
The Spring Baronetcy, of Pakenham in the County of Suffiolk, is a title in the Baronetage of England.-History:The Spring family were major landowners in East Anglia between the late 15th and the early 18th centuries, when the family’s wealth and status began to go into decline...
of Pakenham, Suffolk
Pakenham, Suffolk
Pakenham is a village in the English county of Suffolk.It is to the east of Bury St. Edmunds and it administered as part of the borough of St Edmundsbury, until local government reorganisation in 1974 it was part of Thingoe Rural District...
(11 August 1641) from his father, William
Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet
Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet was a British politician and a member of the wealthy and prominent Spring family of Pakenham, Suffolk.-Life:...
, in 1654. He was removed from the Commission of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Suffolk in 1670 for opposing the Conventicle Act 1664
Conventicle Act 1664
The Conventicle Act of 1664 was an Act of the Parliament of England that forbade conventicles...
. He contested the Sudbury constituency in 1679 but lost. He subsequently represented Suffolk in both the second and third Exclusion Parliaments
Exclusion Bill
The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1678 through 1681 in the reign of Charles II of England. The Exclusion Bill sought to exclude the king's brother and heir presumptive, James, Duke of York, from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland because he was Roman Catholic...
as an exclusionist.
He first married Mary, daughter of Sir Dudley North KB (no issue) and married secondly Sarah, daughter of Sir Robert Cordell, 1st Baronet of Melford Hall, Suffolk. and together they had three children:
- Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet
- Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet
- Sarah Spring, married John Macky.
Spring was one of the earliest Whig MPs.