Calvert Spensley

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Calvert F. Spensley (January 2, 1846 – January 17, 1924) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Spensley was born on January 2, 1846, in Stockton-on-Tees, England,[1] where his father worked as the world's first rail station agent.[2] He moved to Shullsburg, Wisconsin in 1849 and to Mineral Point, Wisconsin in 1857. Later, he attended the Eastman Business College and Columbia Law School. During the American Civil War, Spensley served in the Union Army as a sergeant.

On October 13, 1869, Spensley married Clara J. Cobb. They had three children. Spensley died on January 17, 1924.

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