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John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (19 December 1734 – 31 October 1783) was a British peer and politician. Early life. Portrait of Spencer and his father, by George Knapton, c. 1744. Spencer was born on 19 December 1734 at Althorp, his family's home in Northamptonshire.
Spencer, of Althorp House. John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, by Thomas Gainsborough. In 1761, John Spencer (1734–1783), a grandson of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland, was created Baron Spencer of Althorp and Viscount Spencer in the Peerage of Great Britain by King George III.
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, portrait in oil by Joshua Reynolds, 1774 - 1776. Lord Spencer was born at Wimbledon Park House, London, the son of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, and his wife Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, daughter of Stephen Poyntz, and was baptised there on 16 October 1758.
Spencer was born on 13 May 1708 and was the youngest son of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland, the First Lord of the Treasury and Lord President of the Council under George I, and his second wife, Lady Anne Churchill, who served as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Anne from 1702 to 1712.
b. 19 Dec. 1734, 1st s. of Hon. John Spencer of Althorp and Wimbledon Park (bro. of Charles, 5th Earl of Sunderland and 3rd Duke of Marlborough) by Georgiana Caroline, da. of John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville, sis. and coh. of Robert, and Earl Granville.
John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer was a British peer and politician. Spencer was born in 1734, at his family home, Althorp. He was the son of Hon. John Spencer and Georgiana Carolina Carteret, and a grandson of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland. Spencer was MP for Warwick from 1756 to 1761.
When John Spencer 1st Earl of Spencer was born on 19 December 1734, his father, John Spencer, was 26 and his mother, Georgina Carolina Carteret, was 18. He married Margaret Georgiana Poyntz on 20 December 1755, in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
John Spencer was previously created Baron Spencer of Althorp and Viscount Spencer in 1761. In 1765, he was advanced to the Viscounty of Althorp and the Earldom of Spencer. He served as the High Steward of St. Albans.
John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer ( 19 December 1734 – 31 October 1783) was a British peer and politician. Early life. Career. Personal life. Coat of arms. Early life. Portrait of Spencer and his father, by George Knapton, c. 1744. Spencer was born on 19 December 1734 at Althorp, his family's home in Northamptonshire.
Aug 25, 2021 · John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734-1783) was the son of Hon. John Spencer and Lady Georgiana Caroline Carteret. He married Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, daughter of Rt. Hon. Stephen Poyntz and Anne Maria Mordaunt, on 20 December 1755 at Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.
