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Spencer, John Canfield

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Jan. 8, 1787, in New York. In 1816 he was elected to congress from Canandaigua; in 1820 was elected to the state assembly; and in 1824 was elected to the state senate for four In 1832 he was again elected to years. the state assembly; and in 1839 was appointed secretary of state. In 1841 he was made secretary of war. He was a successful lawyer, and achieved his highest fame from his connection with the revision of the statutes of New York. He died May 18, 1855, in Albany, N. Y.