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Philip Spencer | |
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&sq=Buk &lang=en&file=File:Philip_Spencer.jpg) 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.[1] 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.
- ^ "Somers, deck log". U.S. Navy. 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-06-25. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
Commander Mackenzie having called on all the Ward Room and steerage officers, excepting the acting Midshipmen the day before to inquire into the guilt of acting Mid'n P. Spencer, Bo. Mate Sam'l Cromwell, and Seaman Elisha Small of the crime of being concerned in a mutiny and as to the best mode of disposing of them if guilty under the existing circumstances. The officers gave it as their opinion that they were decidedly guilty and that the safety of the vessel required that they should be immediately put to death, Commander Mackenzie entirely concurring in their opinion ordered preparations to be made for hanging them at the yard arm.
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