David Spring

Spring was born at Pine Ridge near Gulgong to land and commercial agent Gerald Spring (also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1869–72, 1882–87) and Jane née Watt.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |last=Walsh |first=G. P. |title=Spring, Gerald (1830–1888) |id2=spring-gerald-4630 |accessdate=1 September 2013}} He attended Young Public School and Newington College.

He became a clerk with the Australian Joint Stock Bank and then mining at Captains Flat. Spring served in the Boer War as a second lieutenant, and also in World War I as a private. He and his wife Maisie had five children. He worked as an auctioneer at Gulgong until 1925 and was active in the local community, serving as a local alderman in 1910. In 1932 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Mudgee, having had joint endorsement from the United Australia Party and the Country Party;{{Cite NSW election |year=1932 |district=Mudgee |accessdate=17 July 2020}} he sat with the latter in parliament. He was defeated in 1935.{{Cite NSW election |year=1935 |district=Mudgee |accessdate=17 July 2020}}

Spring died at Mudgee in 1947.{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr David Hugh Spring (1872–1947) |id=1240 |former=Yes |accessdate=21 May 2019}}

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