"Thomas Spring (c.1474\u20131523), also referred to as Thomas Spring III or The Rich Clothier, was an English cloth merchant during the early 1500s. From Lavenham in Suffolk he consolidated his father's business to become one of the most successful in the booming wool trade, and was one of the richest men in England in his lifetime."@en . . "1474Z"^^ . . "1523Z"^^ . "Thomas Spring"@en . . . . "Spring, Thomas Of Lavenham"@en . "English merchant" .