George Spence

(1787-1850)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Spence, George, 1787-1850 DNB: Spence, George (1787-1850), jurist LBT ID: GeSpenc1850 VIAF ID: 10192465 LOC ID: n82087597	B/BAP: 1787 DIED: 1850-12-12
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
English barrister and Tory MP educated at the University of Glasgow; after reading law with John Bell he practiced at the chancery bar. He died a suicide.
REFERENCES TO George Spence: Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter XVI. Found 1: ¶ 58