Background
Spencer, John Canfield was born on January 8, 1788 in Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Ambrose and Laura (Canfield) Spencer.
Spencer, John Canfield was born on January 8, 1788 in Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Ambrose and Laura (Canfield) Spencer.
Graduate Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1806.
Admitted to New York bar, 1809. Judge advisory general in active service along frontier. 1813; postmaster Canandaigua (New York), 1814.
Assistant attorney general and district attorney for 5 western counties of New York, 1815.
Member United States House of Representatives from New York, 15th Congress, 1817-1819. Member of New York General Assembly, 1820, 21, 22, 33, 38, speaker, 1820.
Member of New York State Senate, 1825-1828. Associate with Anti-.
Member United States House of Representatives from New York, 15th Congress, 1817-1819. Member of New York General Assembly, 1820, 21, 22, 33, 38, speaker, 1820. Member of New York State Senate, 1825-1828.
Married Elizabeth Scott Smith, May 20, 1809, 3 children including Philip.