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Katherine Emmons Force Spencer (March 12, 1891 - April 6, 1948) was a Christian missionary in the Philippines and was prominent in Newport, Rhode Island society.[1]
Biography
She was born on March 12, 1891, and was the sister of Madeleine Talmage Force. She ran a Christian missionary in Jolo in the Philippines.[1] She married Lorillard Spencer.[2] She died on April 6, 1948.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Mrs. Lorillard Spencer To Run Mission In Jolo". New York Times. December 5, 1913. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/339857752.html?dids=339857752:339857752&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+05,+1913&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=MRS.+LORILLARD+SPENCER+TO+RUN+MISSION+IN+JOLO.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-10-19. "Mrs Lorillard Spencer, Noted New York matron in company with an Episcopal deaconess will instruct the savage tribesmen of the Philippines in Christianity ..."
- ^ "Lorillard Spencer Dead". United Press. June 12, 1939. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/djreprints/access/108837209.html?dids=108837209:108837209&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+12,+1939&author=&pub=Wall+Street+Journal&desc=Lorillard+Spencer+Dead&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-10-19. "Lorillard Spencer 56 former executive in several airplane companies and prominent in Newport society died at his home Friday after a long ..."
- ^ "Mrs. L. Spencer Dies In Home At Newport". New York Times. April 7, 1948. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A15FA345A107A93C5A9178FD85F4C8485F9. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
Categories:- 1891 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Newport, Rhode Island
- American missionaries
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