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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1821 | Creole (36)
1813-1833 , Commander, and Commanding OfficerBritish 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| 26.8.1822 | Captain | ref:1059 | |
| 1.10.1845 | Succeeded as 4th Earl Spencer | ref:1059 | |
| 23.3.1849 | Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter | ref:1059 |
Frederick Spencer, fourth Earl Spencer (1798–1857), born on 14 April 1798, entered the navy in 1811, and was promoted to the rank of captain on 26 Aug. 1822. In 1831 he was M.P. for Worcestershire, and afterwards for Midhurst. On the death of his eldest brother, he succeeded as fourth Earl Spencer, 1 Oct. 1845; from 1846 to 1848 he was lord chamberlain of the queen's household; was made a K.G. on 23 March 1849; in 1854 was appointed lord steward, and died a vice-admiral on the retired list on 27 Dec. 1857, when he was succeeded by his eldest son, the present Earl Spencer, K.G.