Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill
Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill DL (24 April 1824 – 21 September 1893) was a British Conservative politician.
Spencer-Churchill was the son of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Jane Stewart, daughter of George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway. He served as an officer in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry, eventually becoming a lieutenant-colonel.[1]
He served as the Member of Parliament for Woodstock between 1845 and 1847, and again from 1857 to 1865.[2] He also served as a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire.[3]
He married Hon. Harriet Louisa Hester Gough-Calthorpe, daughter of Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe and Lady Charlotte Sophia Somerset, on 5 February 1857. Together they had four children.
References
- ↑ "No. 22380". The London Gazette. 27 April 1860. p. 1601.
- ↑ "No. 22258". The London Gazette. 3 May 1859. p. 1811.
- ↑ "No. 7630". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 April 1866. p. 426.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Viscount Loftus |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1845–1847 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Blandford |
| Preceded by The Marquess of Blandford |
Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1857–1865 |
Succeeded by Henry Barnett |
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