Charles Churchill (British Army officer, born 1656)

Charles Churchill

A painting of Charles Churchill by the circle of Godfrey Kneller
Born (1656-02-02)2 February 1656
Died 29 December 1714(1714-12-29) (aged 58)
Allegiance English
Rank General
Commands held Lieutenant of the Tower of London
Battles/wars War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Ramillies
Other work Governor of Guernsey

General Charles Churchill (2 February 1656 – 29 December 1714) was an English army officer who served during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Life

Churchill was the son of Winston Churchill (1620-1688) and Elizabeth Drake. He became Lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1702. [1]

At Blenheim, serving under his elder brother John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, he commanded 18 battalions at the center of the allied line. At the battle of Ramillies, again serving under his brother, he ordered four brigades of foot to attack the village.

He resigned his Lieutenancy of the Tower in 1706, and he served as Governor of Guernsey from 1706 to 1711.[1]

Family

Churchill married Mary Gould, daughter of James Gould (later married to Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon). [1]

He was the father of Lieutenant-General Charles Churchill, by his mistress Elizabeth Odd, and the grandfather of Charles Churchill (of Chalfont) by his son's mistress, the actress Anne Oldfield. His grandson married Lady Maria Walpole, illegitimate daughter of Robert Walpole, and had issue including Mary Churchill (2nd wife of the Earl Cadogan and ancestor of later earls). [1]

His sister was Arabella, a royal mistress of King James II of Great Britain, and his brother George became an admiral.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Courtney 1887.
  2. Holmes: Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius, ISBN 9780007225712 p. 42. Winston, Henry, Jasper, and Mountjoy all died in infancy. Theobald died in 1685.

References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Arthur Shallett
Philip Taylor
Michael Harvey
Thomas Freke
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
1701–1707
With: Henry Thynne (1701)
George St Lo (1701-1705)
Michael Harvey (1701)
Maurice Ashley (1701-1702)
Sir Christopher Wren (1701-1702)
Henry Thynne (1702-1707)
Anthony Henley (1702-1707)
Maurice Ashley (1705-1707)
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
1707–1710
With: Maurice Ashley
Anthony Henley
Henry Thynne (1707-1709)
Edward Clavell (1709-1710)
Succeeded by
Maurice Ashley
James Littleton
William Betts
Anthony Henley
Military offices
Preceded by
Theophilus Oglethorpe
Colonel of Prince George of Denmark's Regiment
1688–1707
Succeeded by
The Duke of Argyll
Preceded by
The Viscount Hatton
Governor of Guernsey
1706–1714
Succeeded by
Daniel Harvey
Preceded by
The Lord Cutts
Colonel of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards
1707–1714
Succeeded by
William Cadogan
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