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Philip Loring Spooner

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Philip Loring Spooner
Spooner circa 1915
Born(1879-10-05)October 5, 1879
DiedMay 16, 1945(1945-05-16) (aged 65)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin
OccupationSinger
FatherJohn Coit Spooner

Philip Loring Spooner (October 5, 1879 – May 16, 1945) was an American tenor.[1]

Biography

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He was born on October 5, 1879, in Hudson, Wisconsin, to John Coit Spooner and Anne Elizabeth Maine.[1][2][3]

He attended Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., then the University of Wisconsin. He debuted as a professional singer in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1913.[1] In 1916 he was arrested for assaulting a cab driver with his walking stick. While in detention he sang Mother Macree to the other detainees.[4]

He never married and resided with his mother until her death in 1930.[2] He died on May 16, 1945.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Philip Spooner, A Distinguished American Tenor". Puck magazine. 1917. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Mrs. Annie M. Spooner. Widow of U.S. Senator of Wisconsin Dies in Her 81st Year". New York Times. July 21, 1930. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. ^ "John C. Spooner Dies In City Home. Former United States Senator for Wisconsin Took Up Law Practice Here of 64" (PDF). New York Times. June 11, 1919. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  4. ^ "Senator Spooner's Son Canes Taxi Chauffeur. Taken to Cell After Resenting Insult and Magistrate Frees Him" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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