Sir William Spring of Pakenham (29 July 1588 – 2 March 1638) was a Suffolk gentry politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1623 and 1629.
His stepfather was Sir Robert Gardiner, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (died 1620).
[1] At university, Spring became a close friend of another student from Suffolk, John Winthrop, with whom he would correspond for the rest of his life.
Whilst in London for the 1624 meeting of Parliament, Spring kept a diary of proceedings in the House of Commons, which is now a valuable record of the time.
[1] He was initially reluctant to stand for Parliament in the 1628 elections due to poor health, but was convinced by Sir Edward Coke and was returned as the MP for Suffolk.