Francis Spring

Background

Spring Rice was the son of Honorary Stephen Edmond Spring Rice, son of Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, and Ellen Mary Frere.

Education

He was educated at Harrow School, after which he was commissioned into the Royal Navy.

Career

He would eventually rise to the rank of Commander.

Achievements

• For his accomplishments, Spring was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1894 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1911. He was a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, Institute of Mechanical Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers. In December 1901 he received the honorary degree Master of Engineering from Dublin University. Spring was also the first person in Madras city to own a registered automobile. He was an honorary major in the South India Railway Volunteer Rifles. A tug boat operating in Madras harbour is named Sir Francis Spring, as is the main road leading to the port, and the marina of the Royal Madras Yacht Club is called Springhaven.