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John Spring

Sir John Spring may refer to: *John Spring (MP for Northampton), in 1399 MP for Northampton *Sir John Spring of Lavenham (died 1547), English merchant and politician *Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet (1674–1740), English baronet *Sir John Spring, 6th Baronet (died 1769), English baronet *John Spring (cricketer) (1833–1907), New Zealand cricketer *John Hopkins Spring (1862–1933), San Francisco real estate developer, see John Hopkins Spring Estate

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Article summary

Sir John Spring may refer to: *John Spring (MP for Northampton), in 1399 MP for Northampton *Sir John Spring of Lavenham (died 1547), English merchant and politician *Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet (1674–1740), English baronet *Sir John Spring, 6th Baronet (died 1769), English baronet *John Spring (cricketer) (1833–1907), New Zealand cricketer *John Hopkins Spring (1862–1933), San Francisco real estate developer, see John Hopkins Spring Estate

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1547 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1547". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1086667108

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.