Background
SPENCER, Percival was born on November 11, 1864. Son of late Charles Green Spencer, aeronaut, cyclist, and gymnast.
SPENCER, Percival was born on November 11, 1864. Son of late Charles Green Spencer, aeronaut, cyclist, and gymnast.
Cowper Street.
Has pursued the career of an aeronaut for many years, having made his first balloon ascent in company with his father at the Crystal Palace at the age of eight. Has made balloon ascents and parachute descents in Egypt, India, Straits Settlements, China, and Japan, as well as in most parts of the United Kingdom, and by desire in the presence of the Czar of Russia and the Mikado of Japan. Has crossed the English Channel by balloon on seven occasions, and the Irish Sea from the Isle of Man to Scotland.
Associated with his four brothers, Arthur, Henry, Sydney, and Herbert, in the ballooning profession. Aeronaut.