Background
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Isaac Spencer who was Connecticut State Treasurer from 1818 to 1835.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Isaac Spencer who was Connecticut State Treasurer from 1818 to 1835.
Joseph Spencer graduated from Yale College in 1811, then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Rochester, New New York
Their only child was Elizabeth Selden Spencer (b 1819).
Spencer was a member of the New York State Senate (8th Doctorate) in 1823, and died a few days after the end of the regular session of the Legislature in Albany, New New York