George Lloyd Spencer (March 27, 1893January 14, 1981) was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the
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, he represented the state in the United States Senate from 1941 to 1943.
G. Lloyd Spencer was born in
Sarcoxie
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, Missouri on March 27, 1893. Spencer moved to Okolona, Arkansas in 1902. Spencer attended public schools and the
Peddie School
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John E. Miller
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. He served until January 3, 1943, and did not stand for re-election, preferring instead to return to the Navy for World War II service.
He served as director of the Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company at
Shreveport, Louisiana
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and commissioner of the
Southwest Arkansas Water District
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. He served as the Arkansas executive vice president of the
Red River Valley Association
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as well. Spencer also served as the chairman of board and president of First National Bank of Hope, Arkansas.
George Lloyd Spencer died at Hope, Arkansas on January 14, 1981, and is buried in Rosehill Gardens in Hope.