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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandMichael Cresap SPRIGG
(1791-1845)
SPRIGG, Michael Cresap,
(brother of James Cresap Sprigg), a Representative from Maryland;
born in Frostburg, Md., July 1, 1791; completed preparatory
studies; held a number of local offices; member of the State house
of delegates in 1821, 1823, 1837, 1840, and 1844; president of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co. in 1841 and 1842; elected as a
Jacksonian to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4,
1827-March 3, 1831); chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public
Buildings (Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses); died in
Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., December 18, 1845; interment in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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