Sir John Spring of Suffolk (d. 1549), England, was the eldest son of Thomas Spring III (1456 - 1523) who lived in the village of Lavenham and ran the Spring family wool and cloth business upon the death of his father, before his brother Richard took over from him. He married Dorothy Waldegrave (d. 1564), the daughter of Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge. Their son, William, became High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1578.
Very little else is known about Sir John, other than he aided the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk is supressing the Lavenham revolt of 1525. This had been caused by Wolsey's Amicable Grant, a non-parliamentary tax that had caused great discontent in the Suffolk cloth towns.
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