Thomas Spencer (1796–1853) D.D. was an English Anglican priest in the 16th century."Art, Literature and Religion in Early Modern Sussex: Culture and Conflict" Hadfield, A: London; Routledge; 2016
Spenser was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Spackman-Stepney He held the livings at Hadleigh, Suffolk. He was Archdeacon of Chichester from 1560 until his death on 6 July 1571.
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