Family tree for John showing:
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Short Biography
Edward John Spencer was born on 24th January 1924 to Albert Spencer and Frances Cynthia Hamilton. Known as John, he married Frances Roche in 1954 and they had 5 children – Sarah, Jane, John who died shortly after birth, Diana and Charles. They divorced in 1976 and he married Raine McCorquodale the same year. Although he had suffered a stroke, Spencer walked his daughter, Diana, down the aisle when she married Prince Charles in 1981. He died of a heart attack on 29th March 1992.
Published Feb 21, 2020 @ 1:46 pm – Updated –
Harvard Reference for this page::
Heather Y Wheeler. (2020). John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer 1924 – 1927. Available: https://www.treesofblue.com/john-spencer-8th-earl-spencer-1924-1927. Last accessed July 13th, 2024