John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer

"John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC (27 October 1835 – 13 August 1910), known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 (and also known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard), was a British Liberal Party politician under, and close friend of, British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. He was twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland."

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Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spencer,_5th_Earl_Spencer

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14775234

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=86011

http://thepeerage.com/p10238.htm

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Citations:

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/1, page 158.

[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Spencer, John Poyntz". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.