Gerald Spring
Gerald Spring (1 July 1830 – 9 November 1888)[1] was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Secretary for Lands in the 1880s.
Spring was born in Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland. He was the youngest child of Francis Spring and his wife Catherine, née Fitzgerald.,[1] and a descendent of the Anglo-Irish Spring family. Gerald Spring arrived in New South Wales around 1853.[1] Spring became chief constable at Dubbo, New South Wales in 1862 and a sheep inspector for Coonabarabran, New South Wales in 1865.[1]
Spring was elected as member for the district of Wellington in 1869 for a three-year term.[1] On 4 December 1882, he was elected to the seat of Young and held the seat until 26 January 1887.[2] Spring was Secretary for Lands from December 1885 to February 1886.[3]
On 27 August 1867 Spring married Jane née Watt; a son David Spring, also became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[1] On 9 November 1888 Spring died of tuberculosis at his property Moorong near Young, New South Wales, and was buried in the Church of England cemetery at Young.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walsh, G. P. "Spring, Gerald (1830–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mr Gerald SPRING (1830 - 1888)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "
Spring, Gerald". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Saul Samuel |
Member for Wellington 1869–1872 |
Succeeded by John Samuel Smith |
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
| Preceded by William Watson James Watson |
Member for Young 1882–1887 Served alongside: James Mackinnon/William Watson |
Succeeded by James Gordon James Mackinnon |