Percy Spender
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 5, 1897
- Date of death
- May 3, 1985
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Place of death
- Sydney
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, jurist, judge, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the Australian House of Representatives, President of the International Court of Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Australian Ambassador to the United States of America, Judge of the International Court of Justice, Treasurer of Australia[13][14][15][16][17][18]
- Educated at
- University of Sydney[19]
- Member of political party
- Liberal Party of Australia[23]
- Award received
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[20][21]
- Spouse
- Jean Spender[10]
- Child
- John Spender[11]
- Work location
- Canberra
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Family name
- Spender
- Given name
- Percy
- Name in native language
- Percy Spender
- Relative
- Dale Spender
- Writing language
- English
- ISNI
- 000000011488823X
- VIAF cluster ID
- 23385447
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n50036732
- GND ID
- 141477350
- Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
- spender-sir-percy-claude-15475
- BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
- SpenderPercy1897-1985
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 162624303
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11349487
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
- 3JrJlx
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
- 208216
- FAST ID
- 1773124
- Freebase ID
- /m/083d_y
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- 987007272213905171
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35516461
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000003114
- NLA Trove people ID
- 981312
- NUKAT ID
- n2008156394
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9812451096605606
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp80529
- National Virtual Library of India ID
- 242k (224k–349k, n=4)
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803100522987
- PUG authority ID
- 184856
- Parliament of Australia MP ID
- KUG
- Parsifal cluster ID
- 815714
- People Australia ID
- 15475
- Prabook ID
- 1860046
- Quirinale ID
- 251445
- SBN author ID
- RMSV598838
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6jq1cqc
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 77828360
- WikiTree person ID
- Spender-84
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJr3wJT9KfGhjkckHpYHG3
- Yale LUX ID
- person/bbb1fb42-19f3-4c99-8270-b9ecbbd1e957
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Summary
Percy Spender was born in Sydney[1]. He was born on October 5, 1897[2]. He passed away in Sydney[3]. He died on May 3, 1985[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], jurist[7], judge[8], and lawyer[9].
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Career and Affiliations
Positions held include member of the Australian House of Representatives[13], a position[24], in Australia[25]; President of the International Court of Justice[14], a position[26]; Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)[15], a position[27], in Australia[28], founded in 1901[29]; Australian Ambassador to the United States of America[16], a position[30], in United States[31], founded in 1946[32]; Judge of the International Court of Justice[17], a position[33]; and Treasurer of Australia[18], a position[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1901[36].
Recognition
Awards received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], a grade of an order[37], in United Kingdom[38] and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[21], a knighthood[39], in United Kingdom[40].
FAQs
Where was Percy Spender born?
Percy Spender's place of birth was Sydney[1].
Where did Percy Spender die?
Percy Spender passed away in Sydney[3].
Who was Percy Spender married to?
Percy Spender's spouses include Jean Spender[10].
What did Percy Spender do for work?
Percy Spender worked as politician[5], diplomat[6], jurist[7], judge[8], and lawyer[9].
Where did Percy Spender go to school?
Percy Spender was educated at University of Sydney[19].
What awards did Percy Spender receive?
Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20] and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[21].