Caleb W. Spofford (1823-1901) was born in Temple, New Hampshire, and died in Washington, D.C. From 1877 until 1892, he was the proprietor of the Riggs House, a hotel in Washington, D.C. on the corner of 15th and G Streets. He was introduced to Christian Science by his second cousin, Daniel H. Spofford, a student of Mary Baker Eddy's who studied with her in 1875. There is no record of Caleb W. Spofford studying with Eddy or uniting with the Church of Christ (Scientist).

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