Background
Spencer, John Wesley was born on March 7, 1864 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, United States. Son of Elijah M. and Mary (Morse) Spencer.
Spencer, John Wesley was born on March 7, 1864 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, United States. Son of Elijah M. and Mary (Morse) Spencer.
Education high school and Central Normal School, Danville, Indiana.
Member firm Spencer & Brill, later Spencer, Brill & Hatfield. Prosecuting attorney 1st Indiana Judicial Circuit, 1891-1895. Democratic nominee for Congress, 1902.
Judge Vandersburgh Circuit Court, 1911. Chief justice Supreme Court of the Indiana, 1912-1919. Later operating Spencer’s Law Offices.
Interested in farming, stock raising and banking.
Member firm Spencer & Brill, later Spencer, Brill & Hatfield. Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Lillie L. Lichtenberger, December 12, 1885. Children: Alethea L., John W. Began practice in Evansville, Indiana.