He would eventually inherit Osborne's Prince George's County estate of Northampton.

He was elected Governor by the Maryland General Assembly on December 13, 1819, running against Charles Goldsborough.

[1] His administration was very concerned with providing infrastructure to the western part of the state, embracing the construction of roads as well as completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

He served on the Board of Directors for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.

[3] Sprigg died on April 21, 1855, and was buried at St. Barnabas Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, but was moved to Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown.