John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
| His Grace The Duke of Marlborough KG PC | |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 11 December 1876 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Abercorn |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Cowper |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 8 March 1867 – 9 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| Succeeded by | The Earl de Grey and Ripon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 June 1822 Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk |
| Died |
4 July 1883 (aged 61) Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough KG PC (2 June 1822 – 4 July 1883), styled Earl of Sunderland from 1822 to 1840 and Marquess of Blandford from 1840 to 1857, was a British statesman and nobleman. He was the paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Background and education
Marlborough was born at Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk, the eldest son of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough, and Lady Jane Stewart, daughter of Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford.
Political career
He commenced his public career as a lieutenant in the 1st Oxfordshire yeomanry in 1843.[1] Marlborough was Member of Parliament for Woodstock from 1844 to 1845 and again from 1847 to 1857, when he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords. He served under Lord Derby as Lord Steward of the Household from 1866 to 1867 and under Derby and later Benjamin Disraeli as Lord President of the Council (with a seat in the cabinet) from 1867 to 1868. He was an influential Freemason [2] and was sworn in of the Privy Council in 1866 and made a Knight of the Garter in 1868. In 1874, on the formation of Mr. Disraeli's second cabinet, he was offered, but declined, the viceroyalty of Ireland.[1] He again held office under Disraeli as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1876 to 1880.
He was president of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society for many years. He died suddenly of angina pectoris at 29 Berkeley Square, London, on 5 July 1883. After lying in state at Blenheim Palace, he was buried in the private chapel on 10 July.[1]
Family
On 12 July 1843, Marlborough married Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane (15 April 1822 – 16 April 1899), the eldest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane-Tempest. They had eleven children:
- George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (13 May 1844 – 9 November 1892)
- Lord Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill (2 February 1846 – 5 August 1850)
- Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill (17 September 1847 – Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, 22 January 1927), married 25 May 1868 Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, by whom she had issue.
- Lady Rosamund Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill (died 3 December 1920), married 12 July 1877 William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey, by whom she had issue
- Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895), married 15 April 1874 Jennie Jerome, father of Sir Winston Churchill and John Strange Spencer-Churchill.
- Lady Fanny Octavia Louise Spencer-Churchill (29 January 1853 – 5 August 1904), married 9 June 1873 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth, by whom she had issue.
- Lady Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill (Lower Brook Street, Mayfair, London, 14 November 1854 – South Audley Street, Mayfair, London, 20 June 1923), married 11 June 1874 James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe, by whom she had issue.
- Lord Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill (1856 – 11 March 1858)
- Lord Augustus Robert Spencer-Churchill (4 July 1858 – 12 May 1859)
- Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (10 St James's Square, St James's, London, 14 May 1860 – 9 February 1906), married 4 June 1883 Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, by whom she had issue.
- Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill (1865 – 22 October 1929), a war correspondent during the Boer War; married 21 November 1891 Lt. Col. Gordon Chesney Wilson (son of Sir Samuel Wilson, MP)
Marlborough died on 4 July 1883, aged 61, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George. His wife died sixteen years later, on 16 April 1899, aged 77.
Ancestry
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Boase 1887.
- ↑ Churchill, Lord Randolph. "Churchill Freemason". Churchills who were Freemasons. freemasons-freemasonry/com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Boase, George Clement (1887). "Churchill, John Winston Spencer". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Frederic Thesiger |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1844–1845 |
Succeeded by Viscount Loftus |
| Preceded by Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1847–1857 |
Succeeded by Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Bessborough |
Lord Steward 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Tankerville |
| Preceded by The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
Lord President of the Council 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Ripon |
| Preceded by The Duke of Abercorn |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1876–1880 |
Succeeded by The Earl Cowper |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Marlborough |
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1857–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Dashwood, Bt |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Spencer-Churchill |
Duke of Marlborough 1857–1883 |
Succeeded by George Spencer-Churchill |
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