Early life

In 1832, Spencer was born in Springville

Springville, New York

Springville is a village in the southeast part of the town of Concord in Erie County, New York, United States. Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in south Erie County. The population was 4,252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara...

, Erie County

Erie County, New York

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...

, New York

New York

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 or possibly Coutland, New York. in 1853, he married Catherine Morris. Traveling to Michigan in 1866, he entered the hardware business until 1880. In 1877, he invested his money as one of the original stockholders in the Second National Bank of Bay City, Michigan. With the Genesee County Savings Bank in 1885, he served as a director then later as a vice-president and a chairman of the board of directors. From 1891 to 1903, Spencer served as the first cashier of Citizens Commercial and Savings Bank. He was also an initial member of the Board of Director.

Political life

Elected to the Michigan State Senate twice, Spencer served during Governor Alger

Russell A. Alger

Russell Alexander Alger was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley...

's term and was a redistricting committee member. He was elected as the mayor of the City of Flint in 1908 for a single 1 year term defeating the incumbent. He serve several terms on the Flint City park board.

Post-political life

Horace C. Spencer died November 1, 1926 at his home in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

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