Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, second marquess of Northampton

(1790-1851)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Northampton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, Marquis of, 1790-1851 NRA: Compton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790-1851) 2nd Marquess of Northampton DNB: Compton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne, second marquess of Northampton (1790-1851), patron of science and the arts LBT ID: LdNortha2 VIAF ID: 68035150 LOC ID: n88256135	B/BAP: 1790-02-02 DIED: 1851-01-17
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Son of the first marquis; he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was Whig MP for Northampton (1812-20) before residing in Italy, 1820-30; he succeeded to the title in 1828 and was president of the Royal Society (1838-49).