Philip Spencer (sailor)
Philip Spencer | |
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Philip Spencer by Blendon Campbell, courtesy of the Union College Permanent Collection | |
| Born | January 28, 1823 |
| Died | December 1, 1842 (aged 19) Atlantic Ocean, aboard USS Somers |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Known for | Somers Affair |
| Parent | John C. Spencer |
Philip Spencer (January 28, 1823 – December 1, 1842), a midshipman aboard USS Somers, was executed for mutiny without a court-martial, after being suspected of conspiring to kill opposing crewmembers and turn the brig into a pirate ship. 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.