Spencer Phips Politician

Spencer Phips (June 6, 1685 – April 4, 1757) was a British politician in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born Spencer Bennett, he was adopted by Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips, whose name he legally took. Phips served for many years in the provincial assembly, and on the governor's council, before receiving an appointment as lieutenant governor in 1732, a post he held until his death. He was twice formally acting governor.

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Spencer Phips
Alias (AKA)Bennett Spencer
Birth dateJune 06, 1685
Birth place
Rowley Massachusetts , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Date of deathApril 04, 1757
Place of death
Cambridge Massachusetts , Province of Massachusetts Bay

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=Jm8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25#v=onepage&f=false
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=YBMpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q&f=false
  3. http://www.abbemuseum.org/phips_bounty.html
  4. http://www.mass.gov/portal/government-taxes/laws/interactive-state-house/historical/governors-of-massachusetts/royal-colony-of-massachusetts-1692-1774/spencer-phips-1685-1757.html