Charles Churchill ('' ca.'' 1720–1812) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the only son of Lieutenant-General Charles Churchill by the actress Anne Oldfield. His grandfather, also Charles Churchill, was a British army officer and brother of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. At the 1741 general election he was returned to the

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as a

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(MP) for the borough of Stockbridge in

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, and held the seat until the next election, in 1747. At the 1747 election he was returned as an MP for

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, but it was a double return and Churchill was not one of those seated. At the 1754 general election he was elected as an MP for

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in Buckinghamshire, and held that seat until the next election, in 1761. He married Lady Maria Walpole, daughter of Robert Walpole. Their daughter Mary became the second wife of

Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (29 September 1728 – 3 April 1807) was a British peer and Whig politician. Early life Cadogan was the only son of Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan and his wife, the former Elizabeth Sloane. His ma ...

, and had issue. Their daughter Sophia became the wife of

Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (13 ''or'' 24 June 1752 – 15 June 1822), styled The Honourable Horatio Walpole between 1757 and 1806 and Lord Walpole between 1806 and 1809, was a British peer and politician. Background Orford was the son ...

, also had issue.

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1720 births 1812 deaths Charles Churchill (of Chalfont) Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1754–1761 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub