Famous People with Name Spence

Paul-Henri Spence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul-Henri Spence: was a Quebec businessman and politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1952 by-election in Roberval's federal constituency to become only the third Progressive Conservative MP from Quebec to sit in the 21st Canadian Parliament. He only sat in Parliament for a year before he lost his seat in the 1953 general election with Liberal Georges Villeneuve defeating him by just over 200 votes. Spence moved to provincial politics and was elected to the Quebec legislature in the 1956 provincial election as the Union Nationale deputy for provincial Roberval district. He sat in the legislature for two years before resigning his seat in the 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec on August 19, 1958.

Franklin Harford Spence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Harford Spence: was an Ontario pharmacist and political figure. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934 and from 1937 to 1943 as a Conservative member. He defeated UFO-Labor cabinet minister Harry (Henry) Mills in the 1923 election, was re-elected in December 1926 and again in October 1929, chiefly because of the popularity of Ontario premier Howard Ferguson - "A vote for Spence is a vote for Ferguson," he advertised. He played a subordinate role to other Conservative party heavyweights from Northern Ontario, Donald McDonald Hogarth and Francis Henry Keefer. He was defeated by Liberal Joseph Edmund Crawford in the June 1934 election, but won the seat again in October 1937 when the Liberal vote split between the official candidate Harry Murphy and the Independent Liberal Crawford.

David Spence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Spence: was an Irish-born Canadian politician, businessman and army officer. He served as an alderman on Toronto City Council from 1910 to 1916 and was instrumental in winning approval for the construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct. Spence was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative in the 1921 federal election. He represented the Parkdale electoral district, and was re-elected in the four succeeding elections: 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1935. He served in the House for almost 19 years until his death prior to the 1940 federal election.

James Houston Spence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Houston Spence: was a Canadian lawyer and Senator. He was active in the Liberal Party of Canada, campaigned on behalf of various Liberal candidates in provincial and federal elections, and was a close friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier as well as a friend of William Lyon Mackenzie King who appointed him to the Senate in 1928.

Nathaniel David Spence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathaniel David Spence: was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative member.