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    Elijah Spencer

    Birth: 1775

    Death: 12-15-1852

    Alternate First Name: Elisha

Biography

Mentioned in 18310920AHW_WHS as being defeated for the nomination of the Anti-Mason convention by Henry W. Taylor. Spencer was a veteran to politics at that point, having been a member of the New York State Assembly (1818-1819) and a U.S. Representative (1821-1823). He died in Benton, Yates County, New York at age 77.

Letter References

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, September 20, 1831

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Mentioned in 18310920AHW_WHS as being defeated for the nomination of the Anti-Mason convention by Henry W. Taylor. Spencer was a veteran to politics at that point, having been a member of the New York State Assembly (1818-1819) and a U.S. Representative (1821-1823). He died in Benton, Yates County, New York at age 77.
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