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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 Conservative cabinet minister, politician, peer, and nobleman. He was the paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill .
28 de abr. de 2022 · "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."
F amily Tree. Explore the Marlborough family tree from the first Duke right up to the 12th Duke of Marlborough in residence at Blenheim Palace today. In 1688 John Churchill supported William III when William invaded and took the throne from James II. For his loyalty, William elevated John from the lowest rank of the peerage, Baron, to that of Earl.
Collection Overview. Collection Organization. Container Inventory (empty) Scope and Contents. Letters to both the Duke and Frances, Duchess of Marlborough from their third son, Lord Randolph Churchill and other family letters. Dates. Creation: 1863 - 1899. Conditions Governing Access.
27 de abr. de 2020 · John Spencer-Churchill was educated at Eton and then Oriel College, Oxford. He served as a lieutenant in the 1st Oxfordshire yeomanry in 1843. On 12 July of that same year, he married Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, eldest daughter of the third Marquess of Londonderry.
Winston Churchill was the grandson of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. He 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.
Churchill, John Winston Spencer (1822–83), 7th duke of Marlborough and lord lieutenant of Ireland (1876–80), was born 2 June 1822 at Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk, eldest son of George Spencer Churchill (1793–1857), 6th duke, and his wife Lady Jane (1798–1844), daughter of George Stewart, 8th earl of Galloway.
