Senate Years of Service: 1868-1879Party: RepublicanSPENCER, George Eliphaz, a Senator from Alabama; born in Champion, Jefferson County, N.Y., November 1, 1836; pursued classical studies;…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1925Party: RepublicanSPENCER, Selden Palmer, a Senator from Missouri; born in Erie, Pa., September 16, 1862; attended the public schools of Erie; graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1995-2001Party: RepublicanABRAHAM, Spencer, a Senator from Michigan; born in East Lansing, Mich., June 12, 1952; attended the public schools in East Lansing; graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Vickrey, William Spencer, 1914–96, Canadian economist, b. Victoria, B.C., Ph.D. Columbia, 1947. He was on the faculty of Columbia from 1946 until his death. In 1996 he and James…
(Encyclopedia) Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823–87, American zoologist, b. Reading, Pa., grad. Dickinson College, 1840. He was professor of natural history at Dickinson from 1846 to 1850. While at the…
SPENCER, John Canfield, (son of Ambrose Spencer), a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, N.Y., January 8, 1788; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1806; studied…
SPENCER, Elijah, a Representative from New York; born in Columbia County, N.Y., in 1775; received a limited education; moved to Jerusalem (later Benton), N.Y., in 1791 and engaged in…
SPENCER, Joseph, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in East Haddam, Conn., October 3, 1714; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; held several local…