Ambrose Spencer
American politician (1765–1848) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ambrose Spencer (December 13, 1765 – March 13, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician.[1]
Quick Facts Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district, Preceded by ...
Ambrose Spencer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
Succeeded by | Albert Gallup |
Mayor of Albany, New York | |
In office March 10, 1824 – January 1, 1826 | |
Preceded by | Charles E. Dudley |
Succeeded by | James Stevenson |
New York Attorney General | |
In office 1802–1804 | |
Governor | George Clinton |
Preceded by | Josiah Ogden Hoffman |
Succeeded by | John Woodworth |
Personal details | |
Born | (1765-12-13)December 13, 1765 Salisbury, Connecticut Colony, British America |
Died | March 13, 1848(1848-03-13) (aged 82) Lyons, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery |
Spouses | Laura Canfield
(m. 1784; died 1807)Mary Clinton
(m. 1808; died 1808)Katherine Clinton
(m. 1810; died 1837) |
Children | 6, including John Canfield |
Relatives | Philip Spencer (grandson) DeWitt Clinton (brother-in-law) John Townsend (son-in-law) |
Alma mater | Yale College Harvard University |
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