Honours
The British Paediatric Association (now the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) created the James Spence Medal in his honour. The James Spence Medal is awarded annually for significant contributions to paediatrics. The Royal Victoria Infirmary has renamed its lecture hall the Sir James Spence Lecture Theatre.
Three local schools were renamed after Spence in early 2011. Amble Middle School, Druridge Bay Community Middle School and Coquet High School were rebranded as James Calvert Spence College on 1 January 2011.
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—D.H. (David Herbert)
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)