# William Wallace Spence

> William Wallace Spence was a Baltimore financier. He was a founding partner of Spence & Reid, which manufactured clipper ships, established an import/export firm at Pratt Street’s Old Bowley’s Wharf, and founded The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company.

*American businessman (1815-1915)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-wallace-spence

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Investor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Investors
- **Born:** 1815-10-18
- **Died:** 1915-11-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Wallace Spence was a Baltimore financier. He was a founding partner of Spence & Reid, which manufactured clipper ships, established an import/export firm at Pratt Street’s Old Bowley’s Wharf, and founded The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 26.7

## Sources
- [William Wallace Spence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace_Spence)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16228526)

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