Ernest Spencer
Sir James Ernest Spencer DL JP (5 May 1848 – 29 June 1937)[1] was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament 1886–1906.
Biography[edit]
Spencer was born in 1848, the youngest son of John Spencer, iron master, of Phoenix House, West Bromwich. He was educated privately, and was a chairman of the family company, J. E. and S. Spencer Ltd, and a director of several other companies, including Kelly's Directories Ltd. In 1884 he was called to the bar by the Middle Temple, and joined the Oxford Circuit.[2] From 1892 to 1914 he served as counsel to the Austro-Hungarian consulate.[1] He was a Justice of the peace (JP) and a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Staffordshire. He was a member of the British Beekeepers Association in 1915[3] and became president of the organisation in 1932.[4]
In politics, he unsuccessfully contested the West Bromwich constituency in the general election in November 1885, but was elected as a Member of Parliament in the election the following year. He served as MP for West Bromwich from 1886 until he retired in the 1906 election.[2]
For his services to politics he was appointed a knight Bachelor in the November 1901 Birthday Honours list,[5] and received the knighthood from King Edward VII on 10 December 1901.[6]
He died at his home, at Oxshott, on 29 June 1937.[2]
Family[edit]
Spencer married, in 1886, Helen Williamson, daughter of Thomas Williamson, of the Bombay Civil Service. Lady Spencer died in 1928.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c SPENCER, Sir Ernest’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ a b c "Obituary – Sir Ernest Spencer". The Times. No. 47725. London. 1 July 1937. p. 11.
- ^ "January - December 1915" (PDF). British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. XLIII. 7 January 1915.
- ^ "Past Presidents of the BBKA". British Beekeepers Association. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Birthday Honours". The Times. No. 36608. London. 9 November 1901. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 27389". The London Gazette. 20 December 1901. p. 8979.