Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill DL JP (24 April 1824 – 21 September 1893) was a British Conservative politician.

Early life

Spencer-Churchill was born on 24 April 1824 at

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Hall, in

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, England. He was the son of

George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (27 December 1793 – 1 July 1857), styled Earl of Sunderland until 1817 and Marquess of Blandford between 1817 and 1840, was a British nobleman, politician, and peer. The great-grandfather of S ...

and Lady Jane Stewart, who were first cousins. Among his brothers were

John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (2 June 18224 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 noblem ...

and

Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill DL (b. 25 July 1825 – 19 April 1873) was an officer in the British Army, Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, a lieutenant in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry and a businessman. He was a great uncle of Sir Winston Church ...

. His paternal grandparents were

George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough FSA (6 March 1766 – 5 March 1840), styled Marquess of Blandford until 1817, was a British nobleman, politician, peer, and collector of antiquities and books. He was the first one to specifi ...

and the former Lady Susan Stewart (the second daughter of

John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, (13 March 1736 – 13 November 1806), styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773, was a British peer who became the 7th Earl of Galloway in 1773 and served as a Member of Parliament from 1761 to 1773. Early ...

). His maternal grandparents were

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and Lady Jane Paget (the second daughter of

Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (13 January 166330 August 1743), of Beaudesert, Staffordshire, and West Drayton, Middlesex, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 until 171 ...

Career

Lord Alfred was commissioned into the

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on 1 July 1842, transferred as a

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to the 83rd Foot in April 1847, and retired in April the following year. On 21 October 1848 he was appointed

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of the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Yeomanry, commanded by his father. He was promoted to

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in 1857 and

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in 1860. He served as the

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for

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between 1845 and 1847, and again from 1857 to 1865. He also served as a

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and Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire.

Personal life

He married Hon. Harriet Louisa Hester Gough-Calthorpe, the third daughter of Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe and Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset (eldest daughter of

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), on 5 February 1857. Together they had four children, including: * Jane Spencer-Churchill (1858–1940), who married Sir Francis Winnington, 5th Baronet, a son of

Sir Thomas Winnington, 4th Baronet Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 4th Baronet (11 November 1811 – 18 June 1872) was an English Whig and Liberal politician. Early life He was the eldest of three sons and four daughters of the former Joanna Taylor and Sir Thomas Winnington, 3rd B ...

MP. * Olivia Spencer-Churchill (1859–1943), who married Brig.-Gen. Arthur Edward William Colville, a son of Sir William James Colville. * Adeline Spencer-Churchill (1860–1937), who married Col. William Williams, a son of Gen. Sir John William Collman Williams. * Violet Spencer-Churchill (1864–1941), who married Brig.-Gen.

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, a grandson of The 1st Earl of Munster (an illegitimate son of

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, later King William IV). Lord Alfred died on 21 September 1893 at

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, his London residence. His marked grave is sited at St Mary's Church,

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. His widow died on 20 July 1901.

References

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