Spencer Phips
Governor of Massachusetts
Died when: 71 years 302 days (861 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Spencer Phips (June 6, 1685 – April 4, 1757) was a government official in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.Born Spencer Bennett, he was adopted by Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips, his uncle by marriage, whose name he legally took.
Phips served for many years in the provincial assembly, and on the governor's council, before receiving an appointment as lieutenant governor in 1732, a post he held until his death.
He was twice formally acting governor.
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