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Sprigg (other)
Sprigg may refer to: People * James Cresap Sprigg (1802-1852), American politician who represented Kentucky as a United States Representative *John Gordon Sprigg (1830–1913), Prime Minister of the Cape Colony *Joshua Sprigg (1618-1684), English Independent theologian and preacher * Michael Sprigg (1791-1845), American politician who represented Maryland as a U.S. Representative; brother of James Cresap Sprigg * Reg Sprigg (1919-1994), Australian geologist *Richard Sprigg, Jr. (c. 1769–1806), American politician who represented Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives and later served as a state court justice * Richard Keith Sprigg (1922-2011), British linguist * Samuel Sprigg (1783-1855), American politician who served as Governor of Maryland from 1819 to 1822 *Thomas Sprigg (1747–1809), American politician who represented the fourth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797 * William Sprigg Hall (1832-1875), American lawyer and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cresap Sprigg
James Cresap Sprigg (1802 – October 3, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was the brother of Michael Cresap Sprigg. He was born in Frostburg, Maryland in 1802 where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he moved to Shelbyville, Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced before holding several local offices. Sprigg was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1830–1834 and 1837–1840. He elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843) but was an unsuccessful candidate as an Independent for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress The 28th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1843 .... After Congress, he resumed the practice of law and was again a member of the Kentucky House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gordon Sprigg
Sir John Gordon Sprigg, (27 April 1830 – 4 February 1913) was an English-born colonial administrator, politician and four-time prime minister of the Cape Colony. Early life Sprigg was born in Ipswich, England, into a strongly Puritan family. His father was a pastor and his strictly conservative up-bringing had a lifelong effect on Sprigg's values (until the end of his life, one of Sprigg's proudest claims was that his ancestor had been one of Oliver Cromwell's chaplains). He was educated at Ipswich School, as well as a series of other private schools. He started his career in a shipbuilder's office, and then switched jobs to become a short-hand writer and reporter. However, his fragile health caused him to emigrate to the Cape Colony in 1858 to recuperate, and here he decided to settle. He managed to acquire a free farm in what was known at the time as British Kaffraria (near what is today East London, South Africa, East London), and began to get involved in local po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
