Career
He served as city attorney of Cape Girardeau from 1948 until 1952 when he was elected to the state senate. Spradling was educated in the Cape Girardeau public schools and at the local Southeast Missouri State College and at the University of Missouri. He served in the Missouri Senate for 25 years and as president pro tem for four years in the early 1960s.
During World World War II, Spradling worked as an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent in California.
