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20th Regiment of Foot (1756–1760) George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC, FRS (26 January 1739 – 29 January 1817), styled Marquess of Blandford until 1758, was a British courtier, nobleman, and politician from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Chamberlain between 1762 and 1763 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1763 and 1765.
Seal of Henry Le Despenser. The House was founded in the 15th century by Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), from whom all members descend. In the 16th century, the claim arose that the Spencers were a cadet branch of the ancient House Le Despencer, though this theory has since been debunked, in particular by J. Horace Round in his essay The Rise of the Spencers.
Trinity College, Cambridge. George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, KG, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was also the father of the Venerable Father Ignatius of St ...
George Spencer may refer to: George Spencer (c. 1600–1642), first white man to be executed in Connecticut, see Execution of George Spencer. George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (1739–1817), British courtier and politician. George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834), British Whig politician. Ignatius Spencer (1799–1864), son of 2nd ...
A couple of weeks back, Princess Di’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, 59, shared a throwback photo of their late father, John Spencer, on his Instagram page. And many royal enthusiasts quickly ...
Criminal penalty. Death. George Spencer ( c. 1600 – April 8, 1642) was the second person in history to be executed in Connecticut. He was executed by hanging for charges of sodomy after being wrongfully convicted for an alleged sexual act with an animal, in which it was erroneously claimed that Spencer had fathered a female pig's offspring.
The Amboy and George Spencer Shipwreck Site is an archeological shipwreck site which consists of the wrecks of the wooden bulk freighter George Spencer and the wooden schooner - barge Amboy. Both vessels were wrecked during the Mataafa Storm of 1905. In 1994 the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The George Spencer Academy (informally George Spencer; formerly George Spencer Foundation School and Technology College) is an English academy in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire encompassing both a secondary school and sixth form on the same campus. [1] First opened in 1960, it was named after the headmaster of the Church Street Boys School from ...