= Charles Spencer = '''Charles Spencer''' was a [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whig]] politician and member of the [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Parliament]] in [[UnitedKingdom/Democratization|England]]. <> ---- == History == Charles was the eldest surviving son of '''Robert Spencer''', '''earl of Sunderland''', who was a leading [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whig]] politician. Robert was the patron of the '''Whig Junto''' (i.e., [[UnitedKingdom/JohnSomers|Somers]], [[UnitedKingdom/CharlesMontagu|Montagu]], [[UnitedKingdom/ThomasWharton|Wharton]], and [[UnitedKingdom/EdwardRussell|Russell]]). Spencer was elected to the [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Commons]] in 1695. In 1702, after his father died, he inherited his titles and seat in the House of Lords. He entered government in 1717 and emerged as a prominent member of [[UnitedKingdom/JamesStanhope|Stanhope's]] faction leading into the '''Whig Split'''. The '''South Sea Bubble''' forced Spencer to resign in 1721. He died the next year. ---- CategoryRicottone