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Ambrose Spencer

Ambrose SpencerBorn: 13-Dec-1765
Birthplace: Salisbury, CT
Died: 13-Mar-1848
Location of death: Lyons, NY
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Judge
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman and Judge from New York

Father: Philip Spencer
Mother: Abigail Moore
Wife: Laura Canfield (m. 18-Feb-1784, d. 1807, two daughters, three sons)
Son: John C. Spencer (US Treasury Secretary, b. 8-Jan-1788, d. 18-May-1855)
Daughter: Abby
Son: William
Son: Theodore
Son: Ambrose
Daughter: Laura
Wife: Mary Clinton (sister of De Witt Clinton, m. 1808, d. 1808)
Wife: Katherine Clinton Norton (another sister of De Witt Clinton, d. 20-Aug-1837)

    University: Yale University (attended)
    University: Harvard University (1783)

    US Congressman, New York 10th (4-Mar-1829 to 3-Mar-1831)
    Mayor of Albany, NY (1824-26)
    New York State Official Chief Justice, Supreme Court (1819-23)
    New York State Official Justice, Supreme Court (1804-19)
    Attorney General of New York (1802-04)
    New York State Official Asst. Attorney General (1796)
    New York State Senate (1795-1804)
    New York State Assembly (1793-95)
    New York State Official City Clerk, Husdson, NY (1786-93)
    New York State Bar Association


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