George (Spencer) Spencer-Churchill (1766 - 1840)

Born 6 Jun 1766 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Stewart) Spencer-Churchill — married 15 Sep 1791 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1840 at age 73 in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

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George Spencer was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

George Spencer-Churchill was born in 1766, the eldest son of George Spencer and Caroline Russell, daughter of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. Francis Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill, was his younger brother.

Marlborough married Lady Susan Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, on 15 September 1791. They had four children

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) 8 Dec 1803

From 1804 to 1806 he served under William Pitt the Younger as a Lord of the Treasury.

1817 Styled Marquess of Blandford

Although born and baptised with the name of George Spencer, soon after succeeding to the Dukedom of Marlborough, he had it legally changed on 26 May 1817 to George Spencer-Churchill.

Burial: 13 Mar 1840 In the vault behind the chapel at Blenheim Palace.

...exerpts from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Spencer-Churchill,_5th_Duke_of_Marlborough

Sources

Wikipedia biography [1]

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10592.htm#c105916.1
• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP92-6VC : 20 March 2020), George Spencer, 1766.
• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-L1V4 : 27 July 2019), George Spencer-Churchill, 1840; Burial, Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, Blenheim Palace; citing record ID 15117869, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15117869/george-spencer-churchill
• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZW-TDP9 : 17 April 2019), 5th Duke Of Marlborough, Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 14 Mar 1840, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

Entered by Janice Hardin, Sep 25, 2011

Thank you to Benjamin Holmén for creating Spencer-Churchill-6 on 2 Nov 13.

Profile edited by Leslie Ridley-388 on 6 Apr 2014