Son of Robert Meacham Spencer and Harriet Muse of King and Queen, he served during the War Between the States as Captain, Company G, Twenty-Sixth Virginia Infantry Regiment, known as the The "Clifton" Guards. Captured in 1864 near Petersburg and imprisoned for a year at Ft.Delaware, he then returned home to "Clifton" near Little Plymouth where he was a successful merchant, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Commissioner of Accounts for King and Queen.

He died at "Clifton" and is buried in the family plot there.

Married:
1st-Rosalie Brooke Roy (1841-1862)
2nd-Virginia Beverley Roy (1844-1873)
3rd-Martha Elizabeth Evans (1841-1927)

Father of:
Lucy Garnett Spencer Ellis
Harriet Muse Spencer Bland
William Roy Spencer
Susan Roberta Spencer Snead
Louisa Anna Bland Spencer McCarty
Virginia Estelle Spencer
Robert Mason Spencer
Thomas Brown Evans Spencer
Sarah Spencer (1877-1881)
Beverly Dunbar Spencer
Elizabeth Elliott Spencer
Thomas B. Spencer (1881-1881)
Hunter Boyd Spencer
Martha Claybrook Spencer Reynolds

Obituary
Captain Robert Hunter Spencer
The death of such a man as Capt. Robert Hunter Spencer, of Clifton, King & Queen Co., Va., is an occasion of universal regret, for few stood higher in the estimation of the People and few whose lives were so pure and useful as his.
He had been in declining health for many months and the end came Sunday Morning at his residence. He was born in King & Queen Co., about 70 years ago and was the son of Col. Robert Meacham Spencer and Harriet Muse. From his boyhood he was the soul of honor and truthfulness. He was gifted with a splendid intellect and that intellect was cultivated by the best training furnished at the University of Virginia.
As a citizen, he was a model of excellence: as a public officer, he was wise and attentive to business: as a Soldier, he was brave and always ready for duty: and most attentive to the welfare of his men.
He enlisted at the beginning of the War between the North and the South and was Captain of Company "G" of the 26th Regiment of Virginia Infantry. He was taken prisoner on June 15th, 1864 and remained in prison until the end of the war.
As a husband and father, he was devoted to the welfare of his loved ones and loved them with the tenderest affection. His friendship and hospitality knew no bounds and it was his delight to do a kind act to all the needy and deserving.
Capt. Spencer was a member and Deacon and Clerk of Olivet Baptist Church and had been connected with that Church for 50 years or more and he adorned the doctrine of Christ by a life of piety and usefulness.
His first wife was the daughter of Dr. Dunbar Roy: his second wife was the daughter of Dr. Beverley Roy and his third wife was the daughter of Rev. Thomas B. Evans, who survives him. Five sons and five daughters also survive.
His remains were buried in the family burying ground at "Clifton" May 30th 1907 at 2PM by Centerville Lodge of Masons, of which he was past master and which he had served as Secretary for many years.