hiː wʌzðə ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ʌv lˈɔɹɪlˌɑːɹd spˈɛnsɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ʌv lˈɔɹɪlˌɑːɹd spˈɛnsɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, hˌuː wʌz mˈæɹid tə kˈæɹəlˌaɪn bˈɛɹɪmən spˈɛnsɚ, ænd tˈuː ˈɛks ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ʌv lˈoːɹiːˌɑː spˈɛnsɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, hˌuː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ɐtlˈæntɪk ˈɛɹkɹæft ænd wʌz mˈæɹid tə kˈæθɹɪn ˈɛmənz fˈoːɹs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, bˈoʊθ ʌv hˈuːm wɜː pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɪn nˈuːpoːɹt, ɹˈoʊd ˈaɪlənd səsˈaɪəɾi.
He was the grandfather of Lorrilard Spencer (1827–1888), great-grandfather of Lorrilard Spencer (1860–1912), who was married to Caroline Berryman Spencer, and 2x great-grandfather of Lorillard Spencer (1883–1939), who was president of Atlantic Aircraft and was married to Katherine Emmons Force (1891–1956), both of whom were prominent in Newport, Rhode Island society.