The Duke of Marlborough | |
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Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire | |
In office 1842 – 1 July 1857 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Preceded by | The Earl of Macclesfield |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Marlborough |
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Born | 27 December 1793 Bill Hill, Hurst, Berkshire |
Died | 1 July 1857 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire | (aged 63)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ultra-Tory |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (né Spencer; 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 Sir Winston Churchill, he served as Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire between 1842 and 1857.