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Spencer Cosby (October 2, 1867 - 1962) was the military attaché to the Embassy of the United States, Paris.
Biography
He was born on October 2, 1867 in Maryland. He was appointed as a military cadet in the United States Military Academy in June 1887. Cosby received an honorable discharge on December 31, 1898 at the rank of major.
In March 1909 he was appointed in charge of public buildings and grounds for the District of Columbia, with the rank of a colonel.
On September 16, 1909 in Southampton, New York he married E. Yvonne Shepard, the daughter of Dr. Charles R. Shepard.
He managed the design and construction of new White House executive offices and the Oval Office. In 1912 he supervised the planting of Japanese cherry trees at the United States Capitol. On August 7, 1913 he was assigned duty as the military attaché at the Embassy of the United States, Paris.
He died at his home in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 1962, at age 94. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.