George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

The Earl Spencer
Lord Spencer by John Singleton Copley, 1800.
Home Secretary
In office
5 February 1806 – 25 March 1807
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Lord Grenville
Preceded byThe Lord Hawkesbury
Succeeded byThe Lord Hawkesbury
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
December 1794 – January 1801
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterPitt the Younger
Preceded byJohn Pitt
Succeeded byEarl St Vincent
Personal details
Born(1758-09-01)1 September 1758
London, England
Died10 November 1834(1834-11-10) (aged 76)
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Political partyWhig
Spouse
(m. 1781; died 1831)
Children
Parents
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, KG, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was also the father of the Venerable Father Ignatius of St Paul, a Roman Catholic convert to the priesthood.