Mark Spencer (July 5, 1787 – January 28, 1859) was an American merchant and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Mark Spencer (1738–1815) and Huldah Parmelee (Collins) Spencer. He was a member of the

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(5th D.) from 1854 to 1857, sitting in the 77th, 78th, 79th and

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s. On January 24, 1857, he was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137 and 145; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''Pen and Ink Portraits of the Senators, Assemblymen, and State Officers of New York''
by G. W. Bungay (1857; pg. 61)
''LAW REPORTS; SURROGATE's COURT; WILLS OFFERED FOR PROBATE''
in NYT on February 4, 1859
Mark Spencer
at Ancestry.com 1787 births 1859 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from New York City 19th-century American politicians {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub