| His Grace The Duke of Marlborough KG, PC |
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| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office 11 December 1876 – 21 April 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Abercorn |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Cowper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1822 Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk |
| Died | 4 July 1883 (aged 61) Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane |
| Alma mater | Oriel 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 statesman and nobleman. He was the paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
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Marlborough was born at Garboldisham Hall, Norfolk, the eldest son of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Jane Stewart, daughter of Admiral George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway. He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford.
Marlborough was Member of Parliament for Woodstock from 1844 to 1845 and again from 1847 to 1857, when he succeeded his father in the dukedom and entered the House of Lords. He served under Lord Derby as Lord Steward of the Household from 1866 to 1867 and under Derby and later Benjamin Disraeli as Lord President of the Council (with a seat in the cabinet) from 1867 to 1868. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1866 and made a Knight of the Garter in 1868. He again held office under Disraeli as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1876 to 1880.
On 12 July 1843, Marlborough married Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane (15 April 1822 – 16 April 1899), the eldest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane-Tempest. They had eleven children:
Marlborough died on 4 July 1883, aged 61, and was succeeded by his eldest son, George. His wife died sixteen years later, on 16 April 1899, aged 77.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Frederic Thesiger |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1844–1845 |
Succeeded by Viscount Loftus |
| Preceded by Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1847–1857 |
Succeeded by Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Bessborough |
Lord Steward 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Tankerville |
| Preceded by The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
Lord President of the Council 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Ripon |
| Preceded by The Duke of Abercorn |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1876–1880 |
Succeeded by The Earl Cowper |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Marlborough |
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1857–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Dashwood, Bt |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by George Spencer-Churchill |
Duke of Marlborough 1857–1883 |
Succeeded by George Spencer-Churchill |
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