Joseph Spencer

Joseph Spencer (October 3, 1714 – January 13, 1789) was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Connecticut. During the Revolutionary War, he served both as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a major general in the Continental Army.

Spencer first served on the Connecticut Council (or Connecticut State Senate) in 1776. Free of military responsibility, the state sent him as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1779. In 1780, he was returned to the council, and served there until his death. After the Revolutionary War he became eligible for membership in the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of Connecticut.

Personal life

August 2, 1738, Joseph Spencer married Martha Brainerd (1716–1754), with whom he had five children.