# Philip Spencer

> Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard USS Somers, was executed for mutiny without a court-martial, after being suspected of conspiring to kill opposing crewmembers and turn the brig into a pirate ship. He was the son of John C. Spencer, Secretary of War in U.S. President John Tyler's administration, and the grandson of Ambrose Spencer, a New York politician and lawyer.

*United States navy officer (1823-1842)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/philip-spencer

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1823-01-28
- **Died:** 1842-12-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Philip Spencer, a midshipman aboard USS Somers, was executed for mutiny without a court-martial, after being suspected of conspiring to kill opposing crewmembers and turn the brig into a pirate ship. He was the son of John C. Spencer, Secretary of War in U.S. President John Tyler's administration, and the grandson of Ambrose Spencer, a New York politician and lawyer.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 22.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 41.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Philip Spencer (sailor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Spencer_(sailor))
- [فيليب سبنسر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8_%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7184407)

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