John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough

The Duke of Marlborough
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
11 December 1876 – 21 April 1880
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Duke of Abercorn
Succeeded byThe Earl Cowper
Lord President of the Council
In office
8 March 1867 – 9 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Succeeded byThe Earl de Grey and Ripon
Member of the House of Lords
as Duke of Marlborough
In office
1 July 1857 – 4 July 1883
Preceded byGeorge Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded byGeorge Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
Personal details
Born(1822-06-02)2 June 1822
Garboldisham Hall, Garboldisham, Norfolk, England
Died4 July 1883(1883-07-04) (aged 61)
Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1843)
Children
Parents
Alma materOriel College, Oxford

John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC (2 June 1822 – 4 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 nobleman. He was the paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.