Philip Spencer Criminal
Philip Spencer (January 28, 1823 – December 1, 1842), a midshipman aboard the USS Somers, was hanged for mutiny without a lawful court-martial. He was the son of John C. Spencer, Secretary of War in U.S. President John Tyler's administration, and the grandson of Ambrose Spencer, a New York politician and lawyer.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 28, 1823 |
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| Date of death | December 01, 1842 |
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Topical connections
Philip Spencer on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://books.google.com/books?id=NtT4cBPYWLYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+Hanging+Offense:+The+Strange+Affair+of+the+Warship+Somers+site:books.google.com&source=bl&ots=arbie75xsT&sig=tX2_UcW-A1bc-BQmgVPM1jE8oQs&hl=en&ei=ZG9fTIm-FIKClAeh9oSaCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Xh7CSxFeK-IC&pg=PA166&dq=philip+spencer+somers&hl=en&ei=MWZfTKaICYKClAfn9YyaCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CHcQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=philip%20spencer%20somers&f=false
- http://books.google.com/books?id=eMR1AAAAMAAJ&q=Sea+Dangers:+The+Affair+of+the+Somers&dq=Sea+Dangers:+The+Affair+of+the+Somers&hl=en&ei=C31fTOK4H8L7lwf83P2ZCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA
- http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/somers.htm