OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John Canfield Spencer

BORN:
January 8, 1788
Hudson, New York

DIED:
May 17, 1855 (age 67)
Albany, New York

EDUCATION:
Williams College 
Union College (BA, 1806)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Whig (1825–1855)

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1807: 
Secretary to Governor Daniel D. Tompkins
1809:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Canandaigua, New York 
1811:
Master of Chancery 
1812:
Served in the Army during the War of 1812
1813:
Judge Advocate General
1814:
Postmaster in Canandaigua, New York 
1815:
Assistant Attorney General for Western New York 
1817-1819
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 
1820:
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1820-1821:
Member of the New York State Assembly 
1824-1828:
Served in the New York State Senate 
1831-1832:
Member of the New York State Assembly 
1839:
Secretary of State of New York
1841-1842:
U.S. Secretary of War
1843-1844:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
1844:
Nominated to the Supreme Court by President John Tyler,
Nomination Rejected by the U.S. Senate (21-26)

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S, Army Center of Military History
Department of the Treasury
Wikipedia

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