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{{Construction Site}}Professor Sir '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.C., {{MD}}, {{DSc}}, {{FRCP}}, ({{LifeData |birth=1892-03-19 |birthplace=Amble, Northumberland |birthcountry=[[United Kingdom]] |death=1954-05-26}}) was a prominent British paediatrician in the early twentieth century.
The Crown His Majesty, King George VI, recognised his contributions with a knighthood in 19551950.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Birthday_Honours |title=1950 birthday Honours |last= |first= |init= |publisher=Wikipedia |date= |accessdate=2023-03-28}}</ref>
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[[File:Sir-James-Calvert-Spence.jpg|thumb|Sir James Calvert Spence]]
Spence was a founding member of the British Paediatric Association (later known as the [https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health]) in 1928.
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==Honours==
The British Paediatric Association created the James Spence Medal, which is awarded annually since 1960 for "outstanding contributions to the advancement or clarification of paediatric knowledge."<ref name="spence">{{REFjournal
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The [https://www.jcsc.co.uk/ James Calvert Spence College]in Amble, Northumberland, actually a co-educational secondary school, was named in his honour.
==Death==
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* [[United Kingdom]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|James_Calvert_Spence|James Calvert Spence|2023-03-26}}