Horatio Churchill (28 February 1759 – 22 September 1817), of

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, was an English politician. He was a younger son of Charles Churchill, MP. He joined the Army as an ensign in 1773 and rose to the rank of Major-General in the Royal Artillery in 1811. In parallel with his military career he was also a

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from 1796 to 1802. He married Harriot Ann Modigham (or Modigliani) and had a son and two daughters.

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