Partner, Spear and [Herman H.] Hunt, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1906; Partner, [John B.] McCoy and Spear, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1907-1910;

Born in PA, Spear first appeared in the Polk's Seattle City Directory in 1906. In 04/1910, Spear lived with his family at 428 Lake Avenue in Seattle, WA; after 1920, Spear lived with his family in Deep Creek, VA, where he worked as an architect in the ship building industry. According to the U.S. Census of 1930, Spear continued in the ship-building business at that

Harry Spear, Sr.'s father had been born in ME, his mother PA.

His wife was Stella S. Spear (born c. 1882 in OH); they married c. 1903. Stella's father had been born in CT, her mother VA.

Harold Spear, Sr., was born c. 1881 in PA. In 1910, Harry and Stella had three children: Harold Bingham Spear, Jr., (born c. 1904 in WA), Phillip H. (born c. 1907 in WA) and Robert Lee (born c. 1908 in WA).