John Canfield Spencer
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
John Canfield Spencer was an American lawyer, politician, judge and United States Cabinet secretary in the administration of President John Tyler.
After graduating from Union College in 1806, Spencer practiced law and held various positions,... Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1788, Hudson, NY
Died: May 17, 1855 (age 67 years), Albany, NY
Previous offices: United States Secretary of the Treasury (1843–1844), United States Secretary of War (1841–1843), Secretary of State of New York (1839–1841), and more
Children: Philip Spencer
Party: Whig Party
Books: The Revised Statutes of the State of New-York, as Altered by Subsequent Enactments: Together with Statutory Provisions of a General Nature, Passed Between the Years 1828 and 1845 Inclusive, Arranged in Connection with the Same Or Kindred Subjects in the Revised Statutes; with Notes of Decisions by the Courts Upon the Provisions Contained in the Text, Statutes at Large of the State of New York: Comprising the Revised Statutes, as They Existed on the 1st Day of January, 1867, and All the General Public Statutes Then in Force, with References to Judicial Decisions, and the Material Notes of the Revisers in Their Report to the Legislature, The Law of Real Property of the State of New York: Containing the Text of the Five Titles of Chapter One, Part Second, Fourth Edition of the Revised Statutes; the Notes of the Revisers in Their Report to the Legislature in 1827; and a Full Collection of the Cases Down to the Present Time. Arranged Under the Various Sections, and more
Education: Union College (1806) and Williams College