Researching Edward Spencer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27341 people with the Spencer surname? In that year Spencer was ranked number 116 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Spencer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Spencer and the Spencer Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 33799 people with the Spencer surname in the UK? Spencer is now ranked number 137 for popularity in the UK. |
Spencer Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Spencer surname in the USA? Spencer is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
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Edward Spencer (Canadian politician)
Edward Samuel Spencer (January 2, 1893 – June 17, 1973) was a civil engineer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Grand Falls from 1949 to 1959, Bonavista North from 1959 to 1962 and Fogo from 1962 to 1966 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
The son of Edward Thomas Spencer and Sarah Roberts, he was born in Pilley's Island and received his primary education in Newfoundland, going on to study engineering with the International Correspondence School of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He began work with the Nova Scotia Steel Company at Wabana in 1908, as a surveyor and then assistant engineer. In 1914, Spencer married Daisie E. Sellars. In 1923, he became work as an engineer working on highways for the Newfoundland government. He was in charge of construction of the Botwood seaplane base and then was maintenance engineer at Gander airport. Spencer worked at the Royal Canadian Air Force station at North Bay, Ontario during World War II. In 1945, he became a field engineer for the Canadian National Railway. He returned to Newfoundland as a building superintendent for Gander airport.
Spencer ran unsuccessfully for the St. Barbe seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1932. He was elected to the assembly in 1949. He served 15 years in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works and then as Minister of Finance. He retired from politics in 1966.
Spencer received the Belgian Order of the Crown in 1946 for rescue work following the crash of a Belgian airliner.
Source: Edward Spencer (Canadian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Spencer (rugby union)
Edward Spencer (18 June 1876 – 10 April 1931) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1898 Home Nations Championship.
He was born to parents James Spencer and Jessie Steven and had 3 brothers and 4 sisters. He grew up in Eastwood, Renfrewshire.
He played as a centre for Clydesdale RFC and also represented Glasgow District. He played in the 2 December 1899 inter-city match against Edinburgh District. Edinburgh won the match 9-3.
He played just the once for the Scottish international rugby union side, against Ireland on 18 February 1898 in Belfast. Scotland won the match 8-0; by 2 tries and a conversion.
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