Francis Spring (circa 1660 – 1711) was an

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politician. Spring was the great-grandson of

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. In 1699 he was a Commissioner for the collection of taxation in

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. He represented

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as a

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in the

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between 1703 and his death in 1711.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.124 (Retrieved 29 February 2016). He served as

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in 1709. On 18 November 1703 he presented a petition to the Commons alongside other Kildare MPs to complain about the practices of John and Francis Annesley, Justices of the Peace in the county.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spring, Francis Year of birth unknown 1711 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people 18th-century Anglo-Irish people High Sheriffs of Kildare Irish MPs 1703–1713 Spring family Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Year of birth uncertain