Family and Education
b. 30 May 1782, 1st s. of George John Spencer†, 2nd Earl Spencer, and Lady Lavinia Bingham, da. of Charles Bingham†, 1st earl of Lucan [I]; bro. of Hon. Frederick Spencer*. educ. Harrow 1790-8; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1800-2; grand tour 1802-3. m. 13 Apr. 1814, Esther, da. and h. of Richard Acklom of Wiseton, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Earl Spencer 10 Nov. 1834. d. 1 Oct. 1845.
Offices Held
Ld. of treasury Feb. 1806 – Mar. 1807; PC 22 Nov. 1830; chan. of exch. and leader of House of Commons Nov. 1830 – Dec. 1834.
Cornet, Northants. yeoman cav. 1802, capt.-lt. 1805.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wiseton Hall, nr. East Retford, Notts.
Notes
The best modern biography is E.A. Wasson, Whig Renaissance: Lord Althorp and the Whig Party, 1782-1845 (1987), on which this article draws. Mem. of Visct. Althorp (1876), by Sir Denis Le Marchant, a close personal acquaintance, is of value and contains original correspondence.
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Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
SPENCER, John Charles, Visct. Althorp (1782-1845)
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