George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough

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The Most Noble George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough DCL MA FSA (March 6 1766–March 5 1840) was the son of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough.

He was educated between 1776 and 1783 at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford between 1784 and 1786, where he graduated on 9 December 1786 with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He was later given an honorary Doctor of Laws from (D.C.L.) the University on June 20 1792.

Lord Marlborough held the office of M.P. (Whig) for Oxfordshire between 1790 and 1796 and M.P. (Tory) for Tregony between 1802 and 1806.

He was invested as a Fellow of the Society of Arts (F.S.A.) on 8 December 1803 and was Lord of the Treasury between 1804 and 1806.

Although Lord Marlborough was born and baptised with the name of George Churchill he had it legally changed on 26 May 1817 to George Spencer-Churchill.

He married Lady Susan Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway, on 15 September 1791. They had three children:

George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (1793–1857)
Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (1794–1840), married Ethelred Catherine Benett and had issue.
Reverend Lord George Henry Spencer-Churchill (1796–1828), married Elizabeth Martha Nares.

Lord Marlborough died in 1840, aged 73 at his home of Blenheim Palace and was buried there on 13 March 1840.

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