Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill

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George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough when Earl of Sunderland; Charles Spencer-Churchill.

Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (3 December 1794 – 28 April 1840) was a British army officer and politician. He was the second son of George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Susan Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway.

Life and career

Spencer-Churchill entered the British Army in 1811, and he served in Spain and France. He transferred from the 85th Foot to the 75th Foot as a Captain in 1824. He purchased a Lieutenant-Colonelcy in 1827 and sold his commission in 1832. From 1818 until 1820, he also represented St. Albans in the House of Commons.[1]

He married Ethelred Catherine Benett on 24 August 1827 and had three children:[2]

Spencer-Churchill was returned to Parliament in 1830 as member for the family borough of Woodstock, but went out in 1832 when the representation of that borough was reduced by the Great Reform Act. He replaced his elder brother, the Marquess of Blandford, in 1835, but having joined the Whigs was defeated in the election of 1837. Lord Charles was previously a Tory and, unlike his brother, did not support Reform.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gentleman's Magazine, August 1840, p. 205
  2. ^ "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  3. ^ More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies By Vere Langford Oliver. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for St. Albans
1818–1820
With: William Tierney Robarts
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Woodstock
1830–1832
With: Marquess of Blandford 1830–1831
Viscount Stormont 1831–1832
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Woodstock
1835–1837
Succeeded by