Philip Loring Spooner

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

Philip Loring Spooner
Spooner circa 1915
Born	(1879-10-05)October 5, 1879 Hudson, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 16, 1945(1945-05-16) (aged 65) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Education	University of Wisconsin
Occupation	Singer
Father	John Coit Spooner

Biography

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.