John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer

The Right Honourable
The Earl Spencer
The Right Honourable The Earl Spencer
	The Earl Spencer, by Thomas Gainsborough
Member of Parliament for Warwick
	In office; 1756–1761 Serving with Henry Archer
Preceded by	Henry Archer; Wills Hill;
Succeeded by	Henry Archer; Hamilton Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan;
Personal details
Born	John Spencer; 19 December 1734; Althorp, Northamptonshire
Died	31 October 1783 (aged 48); Bath, Somerset
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Georgiana Poyntz (m. 1755)
Children	Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer; Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough;
Parents	Hon. John Spencer (father); Georgiana Carteret (mother);

John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (19 December 1734 – 31 October 1783) was a British peer and politician.

The Right Honourable The Earl Spencer
The Earl Spencer, by Thomas Gainsborough

Member of Parliament for Warwick
In office 1756–1761 Serving with Henry Archer
Preceded by	Henry Archer Wills Hill
Succeeded by	Henry Archer Hamilton Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan

Personal details
Born	John Spencer (1734-12-19)19 December 1734 Althorp, Northamptonshire
Died	31 October 1783(1783-10-31) (aged 48) Bath, Somerset
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Georgiana Poyntz (m. 1755)
Children	Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Parents	Hon. John Spencer (father) Georgiana Carteret (mother)