Calligrapher and penmanship teacher, he designed the first copybooks for school use in 1848. (bio by: Ginny M)  Family links:  Spouse:  Persis Warren Duty Spencer (1806 – 1862)*  Children:  Robert Closson Spencer (1829 – 1916)*  Sara L Spencer Sloan (1832 – 1923)*  Henry Caleb Spencer (1837 – 1891)*  Lyman Potter Spencer (1840 – 1915)*  Ellen Spencer Mussey (1850 – 1936)* *Calculated relationship