Background
Spencer, James Harland was born on June 6, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Ezra and Dayse (Whitman) Spencer.
Spencer, James Harland was born on June 6, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Ezra and Dayse (Whitman) Spencer.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1929, Juris Doctor, 1931.
; children—Susan (Mistress Donald Williams), Jean (Mistress Donald Nichols), Donald East. Married second, Alice Keane, June 7, 1958. Admitted to Michigan bar, 1931, practiced in Detroit.
Partner firm Dykema, Wheat, Spencer, Boodnow & Trigg, and predecessors, 1939-1970. Vice president, director Gross Telecasting, Incorporated.
Assistant secretary, director North.A. Woodworth Company.
Director Air Products and Chemicals, Incorporated.
Member American Bar Association (member committee partnerships and unincorporated business organizations), Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers Association (secretary), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, State Bar Michigan (Chairman of Commission corporations and securities 1953-1955), Alpha Kappa Lambda (president 1933-1934).
Married Alliene Graham, May 22, 1934 (deceased. Married second, Alice Keane, June 7, 1958. Children: Susan (Mistress Donald Williams), Jean (Mistress Donald Nichols), Donald East.