Senate  1931-38  (District 64)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Mahnomen, Norman
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            3/1/1874
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Minneapolis, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Hennepin
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            1/29/1956
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                             Lutheran
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Ada
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer, Owns 370 Acres of Farm Land
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Norman County, Minnesota (County Fair Board); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Ada Township, Minnesota (Township Assessor); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Ada Township, Minnesota (Township Clerk Treasurer); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Ada Township, Minnesota (Chief Township Supervisor); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Ada Independent School District, Minnesota (Directorially Connected); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            [Elected]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Dora Schreiber (married on February 16, 1898)
                                    Children: 
                                    Seven children: Walter, Clarence, and another son who preceded him in death (sons); Hazel, Mrs. Russell Honningschmidt, Harriet, and Mrs. Lloyd Sweet (daughters)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He moved to a farm near Ada, Norman County, Minnesota in 1880, with his parents.
"Mr. Sprung took an active part in politics as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party."  (In Memoriam, 1957, p. 20)
He was politically Liberal and Progressive.
His funeral was held at the First Lutheran Church in Ada, Minnesota.
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Ada, Minnesota.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.