George Churchill (Illinois Politician)
George Churchill may refer to: * George Churchill (Royal Navy officer) (1654–1710), Royal Navy admiral, politician, Member of Parliament * George Churchill (British Army officer) (died 1753), son of the above * George Percy Churchill (1877–1973), British historian and diplomat * George B. Churchill (1866–1925), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts See also *George Spencer-Churchill (other) George Spencer-Churchill may refer to: * George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough (1766–1840) * George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (1793–1857) * George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (1844–1892) * George Sp ...

George Churchill (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral of the Blue Lord George Churchill (20 February 1654 – 8 May 1710) was an English naval officer, who served as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 1699 to 1702 and sat on the Lord High Admirals Council from 1702 to 1708. He was Member of Parliament for St Albans from 1685 to 1708, then Portsmouth from 1708 until his death in 1710. Described by his sister-in-law Sarah Churchill as "a coarse fat man...with uncommon morals", his reputation has suffered in comparison with his brothers, the Duke of Marlborough and Charles Churchill. While considered by some an effective administrator, he made many enemies and achieved high office largely due to his friendship with Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne. He died in May 1710 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, next to his sister Arabella. He never married but left the bulk of his property to his illegitimate son, George Churchill (1687–1753). Life George Churchill was born at Minterne Magna, Dorset ...
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George Churchill (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General George Churchill (died 1753) was an officer of the British Army. Biography George was the illegitimate son of Admiral George Churchill, and thus a nephew of General Charles Churchill and the Duke of Marlborough. The young Churchill joined the Army as a lieutenant on 12 January 1707. He was promoted to captain in Lord Hertford's Regiment of Foot on 24 March 1712,Charles Dalton, ''English Army Lists and Commission Registers'', vol. VI (1904pp. 86–87 then transferred to the Coldstream Guards as captain and lieutenant-colonel on 28 September 1715, being further promoted to second major on 5 July 1739 and first major on 25 December 1740. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the Coldstream Guards from 1 April 1743 until appointed colonel of the 1st Regiment of Marines on 20 September 1745, a post he held until that regiment was disbanded on 11 November 1748. Besides his regimental service, Churchill was promoted brigadier-general on 5 July 1739, major-general on ...
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George Percy Churchill
George Percy Churchill CBE FSA (1877–1973) was a British historian and diplomat. Early life He was born in 1877 the son of Henry Adrian Churchill, an archaeological explorer and British diplomat. Three of his four brothers, Harry Lionel, Sidney John Alexander William Algernon were also diplomats. In 1906 he married Muriel East (d. 1968) with whom he had two sons. Career He was Oriental Secretary at the British Legation in Tehran from 1903. He could read and write in the Persian language and translated ''The Constitution granted to Persia, 30 December 1906'' and, at a date unknown, wrote ''Farhang-i rijāl-i Qājār'' In 1906 he wrote ''Biographical Notices of Persian Statesmen and Notables'' comprising an index of prominent Qajar statesmen, a collection of notes, genealogical tables, and over 300 seal impressions. Copies are held at the India Office records at the British Library, the Foreign Office records at the National Archives, and in libraries at Bamberg, Cam ...
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George B
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ...
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