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Michael Sprigg

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Michael Sprigg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byThomas Contee Worthington
Succeeded byFrancis Thomas
President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
In office
1841–1842
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1821, 1823, 1837, 1840, 1844
Personal details
Born
Michael Cresap Sprigg

(1791-07-01)July 1, 1791
Frostburg, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1845(1845-12-18) (aged 54)
Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian
RelativesJames Sprigg (brother)
ProfessionPolitician

Michael Cresap Sprigg (July 1, 1791 – December 18, 1845) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, brother of James Cresap Sprigg.

Born in Frostburg, Maryland, Sprigg completed preparatory studies. He held a number of local offices, and served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1821, 1823, 1837, 1840, and 1844. He served as president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company in 1841 and 1842.

Sprigg was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1831. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses). He died in Cumberland, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Michael Sprigg (id: S000751)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th congressional district

1827–1831
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress