George Spencer

George John Trevor Spencer (11 December 1799 – 16 July 1866) was an Anglican bishop in the 19th century and a member of the Spencer family. Early life Spencer was born on 11 December 1799. He was the son of William Robert Spencer and Countess Susan von Jenison-Walworth. Spencer's brother Aubrey Spencer, became first Bishop of Newfoundland in 1839, then Bishop of Jamaica. His paternal grandparents were Lord Charles Spencer (a son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough) and the former Hon. Mary Beauclerk (a daughter of Adm. Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere and sister of Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans). His maternal grandparents were the former Charlotte Smith and Count Francis von Jenison-Walworth, Chamberlain to the Elector Palatine. His maternal uncle, Count Franz von Jenison-Walworth, married Mary Beauclerk, a daughter of Topham Beauclerk (a great-grandson of King Charles II) and the former Lady Diana Spencer (his maternal grandfather's sister, both children of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough), and served as Chamberlain to the King of Württemberg. Among his cousins were the Bavarian diplomat, Count Franz Oliver von Jenison-Walworth. He was educated at University College, Oxford, receiving a B.A. in 1822 and an honorary D.D. in 1847.