Charles A. Spring | |
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| Born | July 25, 1800 |
| Died | January 17, 1892 (aged 91) |
| Spouse | Dorothy B. Norton |
| Children | 6, including Charles A. Spring Jr. |
| Parent | Samuel Spring Sr. |
| Relatives | Gardiner Spring (brother) |
Charles A. Spring (July 25, 1800 – January 17, 1892) was an American merchant and religious leader. He had a profound impact on Presbyterianism in the Northwest Territory, helping to establish at least six churches in Iowa and Illinois, and acted as a delegate in the General Assembly of 1861, which voted on the Gardiner Spring Resolutions, named after his brother Gardiner, and thus gave the assent of the Presbyterian Church to Abraham Lincoln's moves to keep the Union together.