The County is named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding.
He was a commissioner from the United States of America to Bermuda to negotiate relative to property taken or destroyed in the South by the British in the War of 1812.
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He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 9th United States Congress (March 4, 1805 - December 24, 1805), but was replaced by Thomas Spalding, who contested his election.