Name Lord Spencer Died July 3, 1795 | Uncles Lord Charles Spencer | |
Role George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough's son Parents George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough Grandparents Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough Great-grandparents Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland Education Christ Church, Oxford, Eton College | ||
Lord Henry John Spencer (20 December 1770 – 3 July 1795) was a British diplomat and politician.
Spencer was the second son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, Caroline and was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1790, he was elected Member of Parliament for Woodstock and was briefly secretary to Lord Auckland, British Ambassador at The Hague that year. From 1790 to 1793, he was himself ambassador until transferring to Sweden in 1793. In 1795, he was transferred to Prussia but died of fever at Berlin on 3 July, aged twenty-four.
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