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Spence (surname)
Spence is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ara Spence (1793–1866), American judge from Maryland * Basil Spence (1907–1976), British architect * Brent Spence (1874–1967), American politician, attorney, and banker * Catherine Helen Spence, Australian reformer and suffragette * Charles Spence, experimental psychologist at the University of Oxford * Derek Spence (born 1952), Irish footballer * Djed Spence (born 2000), English footballer * E. Lee Spence, American author, editor, adventurer and underwater archaeologist * Fiona Spence, British-Australian actress * Floyd Spence, American politician * George Spence (Canadian politician) (1880–1975), Canadian politician * George Spence (MP) (1787–1850), , British politician * George Spence (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), Scottish footballer * George Spence (footballer, born 1904) (1904–?), English footballer * Gerry Spence, American trial lawyer * James Spence, Scottish Surgeon * Joe Spence (footb ...
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Ara Spence
Ara Spence (February 26, 1793 – May 27, 1866)Leslie P. Dryden, ''Dryden Family & Descendants'' (1999), p. 52.''Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State'' (1976), p. 445. was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1835 to 1851. Born in Worcester County, Maryland Worcester County is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,460. Its county seat is Snow Hill. It is the only county of Maryland that borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the only c ..., Spence married Anna Maria Robins (1798–1827) on September 30, 1818. After her death, Spence remarried to Priscilla Wilson (1813–1837) on February 20, 1833. She was the daughter of Maryland political figure Ephraim King Wilson. After Priscilla's death, Spence remained a widower until his death. Spence owned the Mansion House at Public Landing, where he "spent a long widowerhood... with his servants and numerous cats". Spence was a slaveowner, and one account ha ...
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John Brodie Spence
John Brodie Spence (15 May 1824 – 7 December 1902) was a prominent Scottish-born banker and politician in the early days of South Australia. He was a brother of the reformer Catherine Helen Spence. Spence was born in Melrose, Scottish Borders to David Spence (1790–1846), solicitor and first Town Clerk of Adelaide, and Helen Brodie Spence (1791–1887). He arrived in South Australia on 31 October 1839 on the ''Palmyra'' with his mother. Other children of David and Helen on the passenger list were his sisters Catherine, Jessie, Helen and Mary and brother William. His father arrived earlier (13 October 1839) on the ''Dumfries''. The family was struggling to make ends meet, so after some seven months, he and his brother went farming, without much success, and he moved to Adelaide in 1845, joining either the Bank of Adelaide or the Bank of South Australia, where he remained for seven years. He was afterwards for five years official assignee and curator of intestate estates, then ...
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Louie Spence
Louie Spence (born 6 April 1969) is an English dancer, choreographer and television personality, best known for the TV show ''Pineapple Dance Studios''. He was a professional dancer in his youth, performing in West End musicals including ''Miss Saigon'', ''Cats'', and '' Closer to Heaven''. ''Pineapple Dance Studios'' was sold around the world and has aired on the US network Ovation since 28 September 2014. Early life and education Spence was born in Ponders End, Enfield in the north of Greater London and grew up in Braintree, Essex. He attended Notley High School before moving on to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Career Dance Spence performed in the West End as part of the award-winning original cast of ''Miss Saigon''. He went on to perform in ''Cats'' and '' Closer to Heaven'', and performed with a number of pop acts including the Spice Girls, Take That and Björk. Television From 2004 to 2006, Spence was a judge and mentor on Trouble TV's ''Bump'n'Grind''. S ...
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Linda Spence
Linda Isobel Spence (born 21 July 1966) is a former Irish born Scottish international cricketer whose career for the Scottish national side spanned from 2001 to 2003. She had played 6 women's one-day internationals. Spence was born at Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ... in 1966. References External links * 1966 births Living people Scotland women One Day International cricketers Scottish women cricket captains Scottish women cricketers Cricketers from Stirling Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom Irish women cricketers Cricketers from Dublin (city) Northumberland women cricketers {{Scotland-cricket-bio-stub ...
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Lewis Spence
James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (25 November 1874 – 3 March 1955) was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and occult scholar. Spence was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and vice-president of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He founded the Scottish National Movement. Early life Spence was born in 1874 in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University he pursued a career in journalism. He was an editor at ''The Scotsman'' 1899–1906, editor of ''The Edinburgh Magazine'' for a year, 1904–05, then an editor at ''The British Weekly'', 1906–09. Career In this time Spence's interest was sparked in the myth and folklore of Mexico and Central America, resulting in his popularisation of the Mayan Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Quiché Mayans (1908). He compiled ''A Dictionary of Mythology'' (1910), an ''Encyclopedia of occultism and parapsychology'' (1920) and numerous a ...
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Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence (born 15 December 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team won another bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. He won a Commonwealth Games Silver medal in the 200m in 2010. He was one of five athletes (along with Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Sheri-Ann Brooks) who failed their doping tests at the 2009 Jamaican National Championships. All five tested positive for banned stimulant methylxanthine. Spence received a three-month doping ban for the infraction.Jamaicans given three-month ban




Kenneth Spence
Kenneth Wartinbee Spence (May 6, 1907 – January 12, 1967) was a prominent American psychologist known for both his theoretical and experimental contributions to learning theory and motivation. As one of the leading theorists of his time, Spence was the most cited psychologist in the 14 most influential psychology journals in the last six years of his life (1962 – 1967). A ''Review of General Psychology'' survey, published in 2002, ranked Spence as the 62nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Personal history Spence was born in Chicago on May 6, 1907. In 1911, Spence's father, an electrical engineer, moved the family to Montreal, Quebec, Canada when transferred by his employer, Western Electric. Spence spent his youth and adolescence there, attending West Hill High School in Notre Dame de Grace. While in high school, Spence was involved in basketball, tennis and track. Spence sustained a back injury during a track competition while attending McGill University. As part ...
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Julian Spence
Julian Carroll Spence (May 5, 1929 – March 6, 1990) was an American football defensive back who played two seasons with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Sam Houston State University and attended L. C. Anderson High School in Austin, Texas. He was also a member of the Chicago Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Professional career Spence played in eight games for the Chicago Cardinals in , and three games for San Francisco 49ers during the . He then left football before returning to play for the American Football League Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1961, where he played on the championship team both years. In the 1961 AFL Championship Game against the San Diego Chargers, a late-game interception by Spence secured a 10-3 victory for the Oilers, earning the team their second AFL championship in as many years. Personal life Spence served in the United States Army, earning the rank of first ...
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Joseph Spence (musician)
Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910 – March 18, 1984) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer.Thompson, Dave (2002). ''Reggae & Caribbean Music''. Backbeat Books. Pp274–275. . He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while playing the guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal,Metting, F. (2000). ''The Unbroken Circle: Tradition and Innovation in the Music of Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal''. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. the Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Catfish Keith, Woody Mann, and Olu Dara, as well as the British guitarist John Renbourn, were influenced by and have recorded variations of his arrangements of gospel and Bahamian songs. Biography Born in Andros, Bahamas, in 1910, Spence was the son of a pastor. He got his start in music as a teenager playing in his great-uncle Tony Spence's band. After leaving school he worked as a sponge fisher, stonemason, and carpenter, and as a crop cutter in the United States. The earliest recordings of Spence were made on his porch by ...
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Joseph Spence (author)
Joseph Spence (28 April 1699 – 20 August 1768) was a historian, literary scholar and anecdotist, most famous for his collection of anecdotes (published in 1820) that are an invaluable resource for historians of 18th-century English literature (Augustan literature). Early life Spence was born on 28 April 1699, at Kingsclere, Hampshire, the son of Joseph (Rector of Winnal in Winchester and Precentor of Winchester Cathedral) and Mirabella (née Collier, granddaughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford). In 1709, Spence attended school in Mortimer, near his birthplace, and later attended Eton College and then Winchester College. Spence matriculated to Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 11 April 1717, but did not go up until admitted as scholar or probationary fellow at New College on 22 April 1720. On 30 April 1722, he received a full fellowship, taking his Bachelor of Arts degree on 9 March 1724 and Master of Arts on 2 November 1727. Spence was ordained in the Oxford diocese on 5 June 1726. Early ...
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Jonathan Spence
Jonathan Dermot Spence (11 August 1936 – 25 December 2021) was an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer who specialized in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is '' The Search for Modern China'', a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he published more than a dozen books on China. Spence's major interest was modern China, especially the Qing dynasty, and relations between China and the West.Roberts, Priscilla "Spence, Jonathan D." pages 1136–1137 from ''The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing'' edited by Kelly Boyd, Volume 2, London:Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999 page 1136. Spence frequently used biographies to examine cultural and political history. Another common theme is the efforts of both Westerners and Chinese "to change China", and how such efforts ...
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John Spence (musician)
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, they were supported by trombonist and keyboardist Gabrial McNair and trumpeter and keyboardist Stephen Bradley in live performances. Though their 1992 eponymous debut album failed to make an impact, its ska punk–inspired follow-up '' The Beacon Street Collection'' sold over 100,000 copies in 1995, over triple that of its predecessor. The band's diamond-certified album '' Tragic Kingdom'' (1995) benefited from the resurgence of third-wave ska in the 1990s, and " Don't Speak", the third single from the album, which set a record when it spent 16 weeks at the number one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart. " Just a Girl", co-written by Stefani, was described as "the most popular cut on the CD". The group's next album, '' Re ...
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