George E. Spencer

George Eliphaz Spencer (* 1. November 1836 in Champion , Jefferson County , New York ; † 19th February 1893 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician of the Republican Party , of the State of Alabama in the US Senate represented.

A native of the state of New York Spencer visited the College in Canadian Montreal and found after his return to the United States in 1856, first employment as a secretary of the Senate from Iowa . After studying law , he was admitted to the bar in 1857 and began to work in his new profession.

During the Civil War , Spencer served with the rank of captain in the Union Army . After retiring from the military in 1865, he was subsequently elevated to the rank of brigadier general for his exemplary behavior on the battlefield . He subsequently worked again as a lawyer in Decatur before he entered government services in 1867 and became an official for bankruptcy cases ( Register in bankruptcy ) for the fourth district of Alabama.

After Alabama was re-admitted to the United States in 1868, Republican Spencer was elected to the US Senate. Confirmation in office followed in 1872, so that he remained in Congress until March 3, 1879 . During that time he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia and the Committee on Military Affairs . In 1872 he also served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention and a member of the Republican National Committee .

George Spencer then retired to his ranch in Nevada and died in 1893 while staying in the federal capital. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Web links

George E. Spencer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Spencer, George E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spencer, George Eliphaz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Champion , New York
DATE OF DEATH	February 19, 1893
Place of death	Washington, DC