Early Life and Education
Born in Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, Spence spent most of his life in nearby Lexington County. Shortly after graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve,from which he retired in 1988 as a captain. He graduated in 1952 from the University of South Carolina in Columbia with a degree in English and four years later earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
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