Background
John Spencer, he was the youngest son of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland and his wife, Lady Anne Churchill.
John Spencer, he was the youngest son of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland and his wife, Lady Anne Churchill.
Born the Honorary He was involved in the foundation of the Foundling Hospital, famously championed by Thomas Coram, William Hogarth and others Spencer is listed alongside these gentlemen as one of the organisation"s founding governors. The Althorp estate remains the seat of the earls, but the Wimbledon estate was later sold by the 4th Earl in 1846.
8th Parliament of Great Britain. 9th Parliament of Great Britain.