Background
Spencer, Oliver Martin was born on August 23, 1849 in in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. Son of Obadiah Martin and Nancy (Williams) Spencer.
Spencer, Oliver Martin was born on August 23, 1849 in in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. Son of Obadiah Martin and Nancy (Williams) Spencer.
Bachelor of Arts, Christian University, Canton, Missouri, 1873. Harvard Law School, 1874-1875.
Began practice at Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1875. Elected prosecuting attorney, 1880. Judge Circuit Court, 1887-1891 (resigned).
General solicitor Missouri lines till 1917.
General counsel, since 1917, C.B.&Q. Railroad
Married Lillian Tootle, 1876 (died 1880). Married second, Katherine Turner, March 5, 1895.