John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer

Politician

1835 – 1910

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Who was John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer?

John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG, PC, known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857, was a British Liberal Party politician under, and close friend of, British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. He was twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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Born
Oct 27, 1835
Spencer House, London
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
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Education
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
  • Harrow School
Died
Aug 13, 1910
Althorp

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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