Gerald Spring (1 July 1830 – 9 November 1888) was an Australian politician, member of the

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and Secretary for Lands in the 1880s. Spring was born in

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. He was the youngest child of Francis Spring and his wife Catherine, ''née'' Fitzgerald., and a descendant of the

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. Gerald Spring arrived in

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around 1853. Spring became chief constable at

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in 1862 and a sheep inspector for

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in 1865. Spring was elected as member for the district of Wellington in 1869 for a three-year term. On 4 December 1882, he was elected to the seat of

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and held the seat until 26 January 1887. Spring was Secretary for Lands from December 1885 to February 1886. On 27 August 1867 Spring married Jane ''née'' Watt; their son

David Spring David Hugh Spring (1 March 1872 – 7 June 1947) was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life Spring was born at Pine Ridge near Gulgong to land and commercial agent Gerald Spring (also a member of ...

, also became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. On 9 November 1888 Spring died of

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at his property Moorong near

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, and was buried in the

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cemetery at Young. His son, Thomas Spring, was a candidate for the seat of

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in the

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