John W. Springer

John W. Springer (July 16, 1859 – January 10, 1945) was an attorney and banker in the states of Illinois, Texas, and Colorado.

Earlier he was a clerk during the 50th United States Congress (1887–1889) and represented his district in the state legislature of the General Assembly of Illinois at the state capital of Springfield.

He later was active in business, politics, and society in Denver, Colorado. Springer had a 10,000 acre ranch and farm, which included the Highlands Ranch Mansion. The ranch became the suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. His second wife, Isabel Patterson Springer, was the center of a scandal that resulted in the murder of two men at the famous Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.