Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill
The Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (14 October 1898 – 17 September 1956) was the younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American railroad heiress. His elder brother, John, was the 10th Duke of Marlborough.
Early Life and Education
His parents divorced in 1921, when he was 22 years old. His father later wed the former Gladys Deacon; while his mother went on to marry Col. Jacques Balsan. Spencer-Churchill was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford.
Career
He joined the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917, gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
A conveyance dated 26 September 1930 documents the purchase of three parcels of land and premises known as Springhead situated along Mill Street at Fontmell Magna in the county of Dorset.[1] Another conveyance dated 8 November 1934 documents Lord Ivor Churchill selling one of these parcels (31 Mill Street, a semi-detached cottage) to Henry Rolf Gardener (see Rolf Gardiner.) [2]
Personal Life
He married Elizabeth Cunningham on 15 November 1947 and had a son, Robert William Charles (born 1954).
Death
He developed an inoperable brain tumour and died in September 1956. He is buried beside his cousin, Sir Winston Churchill, and close to his mother at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Notes
- ↑ The vendor (seller) was Harold Squire and the purchaser was "The Honourable Ivor Charles Spencer Churchill (commonly known as Lord Ivor Churchill) of 4 John Street Berkeley Square in the county of London."
- ↑ Both halves of this building (30 and 31 Mill Street) were converted to a detached house in the early 1980s, when the property became known as "Charlie's Cottage", named after Charlie Andrews, a former resident of 31 Mill Street.