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Philip Spencer (MP)
Philip or Phil Spencer may refer to: * Philip Spencer (sailor) (1823–1842), US Navy midshipman executed for mutiny without a court-martial * Phil Spencer (television personality) (born 1969), British television presenter and journalist * Phil Spencer (business executive), (born 1968) currently head of Microsoft's Gaming division * Philip Spencer (MP), Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1397 {{hndis, Spencer, Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Spencer (sailor)
Philip Spencer (January 28, 1823 – December 1, 1842), a midshipman aboard , was executed for mutiny without a 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. Background Spencer was born in Canandaigua, New York. He was described as handsome, despite a "wandering eye" (possibly strabismus) which surgery was unable to correct. As a youth at Geneva College (now Hobart College), he was considered wild and uncontrollable despite displaying signs of high intelligence. His favorite reading matter was pirate stories. After an abortive stay at Union College – where he was a founder of the Chi Psi Fraternity – Spencer ran away and signed on a whaler at Nantucket. His father located him and convinced him that if a life on the sea was what he wanted, to live it as "a gentleman"; i.e., as a commissioned officer. As Secretary of War, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Spencer (television Personality)
Philip John Edward Spencer (born 11 December 1969) is an English media personality, television presenter and journalist, best known as the co-presenter of Channel 4 property show ''Location, Location, Location'' along with its spin-off ''Relocation, Relocation'' between 2004 and 2011 alongside Kirstie Allsopp. Education Spencer was educated at Uppingham School, a co-educational independent school in the small market town of Uppingham, Rutland, in the Midlands, where he was Head Boy. Business career Having studied as a surveyor in the early 1990s, Spencer decided that there was a lack of professional support available for buyers, and set himself up as a home finder. He founded property search company Garrington Home Finders Ltd in 1996. He describes himself as not the first to see this opportunity "but I was probably second or third, and Kirstie llsoppwas the fourth." The company entered into administration in early 2009. Spencer remains an active property investor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Spencer (business Executive)
Phil Spencer is an American business executive and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming. He is currently the head of the Xbox brand and leads the global creative and engineering teams responsible for gaming at Microsoft. Personal life Spencer attended Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Washington, and then earned a bachelor's degree in technical and scientific communication from the University of Washington. He serves on the boards of the First Tee of Greater Seattle and the Entertainment Software Association. Career Spencer joined Microsoft in 1988 as an intern and has worked in a number of technical roles, leading the development of Microsoft's first CD-ROM-based titles (such as ''Encarta''), development manager for Microsoft Money, and general manager of Microsoft's online and offline consumer productivity products including Microsoft Works and Microsoft Picture It! During his early time at Microsoft he was known by other employees to be an avid gamer, playing games such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Spencer (MP)
Philip or Phil Spencer may refer to: * Philip Spencer (sailor) (1823–1842), US Navy midshipman executed for mutiny without a court-martial * Phil Spencer (television personality) (born 1969), British television presenter and journalist * Phil Spencer (business executive), (born 1968) currently head of Microsoft's Gaming division * Philip Spencer (MP), Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1397 {{hndis, Spencer, Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |