Name Francis 1st Role Politician | Died March 10, 1845 Uncles Lord Charles Spencer | |
Parents George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough Siblings George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough Grandparents Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough Nephews George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough | ||
Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill DCL FRS (26 December 1779 – 10 March 1845) was a British peer and Whig politician from the Spencer family.
Born Lord Francis Almeric Spencer, he was the second youngest of the 4th Duke of Marlborough. From 1801–15, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxfordshire and on his retirement from the Commons, was raised to the peerage as Baron Churchill, of Wychwood in the County of Oxford.
Lord Churchill married Lady Frances FitzRoy, daughter of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, on 25 November 1800. He died in 1845 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis George Spencer. His third son was General The Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer, G.C.B..
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