Wilfred Spruson

Wilfred Joseph Spruson (1870 – 16 August 1939) was an Australian politician and patent attorney.

In 1898 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the National Federal member for Sydney-Gipps.

For his service to the church and for his charitable works, Spruson was awarded the cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice by Pope Leo XIII in 1902 and was made a Papal Chamberlain by Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Spruson died age 69 on 16 August 1939 at his home in Neutral Bay since 1911, Bengallala.

[1] Bengallala was designed for Spruson in the Arts and Crafts style by architect Donald Esplin and has been listed as a heritage item on the North Sydney Local Environmental Plan since 1989.