Lord Charles Spencer

The Right Honourable Lord Charles Spencer
Lord Charles Spencer, portrait by Joshua Reynolds
Joint Postmaster General with The Lord Auckland (1801–1804) and The Duke of Montrose (1804–1806)
In office 1801–1806
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Henry Addington Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Lord Auckland Earl Gower
Succeeded by	The Earl of Carysfort The Earl of Buckinghamshire
Master of the Mint
In office 1806–1806
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Earl Bathurst
Succeeded by	Charles Bathurst
Personal details
Born	31 March 1740 (1740-03-31)
Died	16 June 1820 (1820-06-17) (aged 80)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Hon. Mary Beauclerk (1743–1812)

Lord Charles Spencer PC (31 March 1740 – 16 June 1820) was a British politician and courtier from the Spencer family.

Spencer was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and the Hon. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor. George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, was his elder brother.

Spencer sat as Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1761 to 1790 and 1796 to 1801 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1763. He served as Comptroller of the Household from 1763 to 1765, as a Junior Lord of the Admiralty from 1768 to 1779 and as Treasurer of the Chamber from 1779 to 1782, when that sinecure post was abolished. He was later Postmaster General from 1801 to 1806 and Master of the Mint in 1806. From 1808 until his death he was a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III.

Spencer married Lady Mary Beauclerk (4 December 1743 – 13 January 1812), daughter of Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere and sister of Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans, on 2 October 1762. They had three sons.

Lady Charles Spencer died in January 1812 aged 68. Spencer survived her by eight years and died in June 1820, aged 80.