Spencer Phips

Infobox Governor
name = Spencer Phips


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office = Acting Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
term_start = September 15, 1749
term_end = August 7, 1753
September 25, 1756 – April 4, 1757
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predecessor = William Shirley (1749 & 1756)
successor = William Shirley (1753)
Massachusetts Governor's Council (1757)
birth_date = 1685
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death_date = April 1757
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Spencer Phips (1685 – April, 1757) took office twice as acting Governor of Massachusetts in the absence of William Shirley. The first time was in 1749 when Shirley took several years leave to participate in boundary negotiations with France. Later, in 1756, he took over again when Shirley returned to England to defend himself against charges of treason and incompetence.

Phips, the nephew of former governor and treasure hunter Sir William Phips, was predominantly occupied with creating a peace treaty with native tribes near Falmouth. His efforts were disrupted by continued violence by English settlers, which never allowed sufficient peace to conclude his negotiations. He died in office.

External links

* [http://www.mass.gov/statehouse/massgovs/sphips.htm Official Massachusetts Governor Biography]