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John Canfield Spencer

John Canfield Spencer
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16th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
March 8, 1843 – May 2, 1844
President John Tyler
Preceded by Walter Forward
Succeeded by George M. Bibb
17th United States Secretary of War
In office
October 12, 1841 – March 4, 1843
President John Tyler
Preceded by John Bell
Succeeded by James Madison Porter
Secretary of State of New York
In office
February 4, 1839 – October 12, 1841
Governor William H. Seward
Preceded by John Adams Dix
Succeeded by Archibald Campbell (Acting)
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 4, 1820 – June 30, 1820
Preceded by Obadiah German
Succeeded by Peter Sharpe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by Archibald S. Clarke
Succeeded by Albert H. Tracy
Personal details
Born (1788-01-08)January 8, 1788
Hudson, New York, U.S.
Died May 17, 1855(1855-05-17) (aged 67)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Whig (1825–1856)
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Scott Smith
Parents Ambrose Spencer
Education Williams College
Union College (BA)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1812–1814
Battles/wars War of 1812

John Canfield Spencer (January 8, 1788 – May 17, 1855) was an American lawyer, politician, judge and United States Cabinet secretary in the administration of President John Tyler.

John Canfield Spencer was the son of Ambrose Spencer, Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court. He graduated from Union College in 1806, became secretary to New York Governor Daniel D. Tompkins in 1807, studied law in Albany, New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1809, commencing practice in Canandaigua, New York. He married Elizabeth Scott Smith in 1809 and became a master of chancery in 1811.

During the War of 1812, Spencer served in the United States Army where he was appointed brigade judge advocate general for the northern frontier. He was postmaster of Canandaigua, New York in 1814, became assistant attorney general and district attorney for the five western counties of New York in 1815 and was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1816, serving from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819. He was a member of the committee that reported unfavorably on the affairs of the Second Bank of the United States.


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