Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton
English politician (1601ā1643) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (May 1601 ā 19 March 1643), styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He became a peer by writ of acceleration in 1626 and by inheritance in 1630. He fought in the Royalist army and was killed in action at the Battle of Hopton Heath.