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SPENCER CHURCHILL, George, Mq. of Blandford (1793-1857).
Family and Education
b. 27 Dec. 1793, 1st s. of George Spencer (afterwards Spencer Churchill), 5th Duke of Marlborough, and bro. of Lord Charles Spencer Churchill. educ. Eton 1805-11; Christ Church, Oxf. 1811. m. He went through a mock marriage with his mistress in 1817, performed by his brother, disguised as a clergyman. A. L. Rowse, The Later Churchills, 205. (1) 11 Jan. 1819, his cos. Lady Jane Stewart (d. 12 Oct. 1844), da. of George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway [S], 3s. 1da.; (2) 10 June 1846, Hon. Charlotte Augusta Flower (d. 20 Apr. 1850), da. of Henry Jeffery, 4th Visct. Ashbrook [I], 1s. 1da.; (3) 18 Oct. 1851, his cos. Jane Frances Clinton, da. of Hon. Edward Richard Stewart, 1s. suc. fa. as 6th Duke of Marlborough 5 Mar. 1840.
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Ld. lt. Oxon. 1842 – d.
Capt. 3 R. Berks. militia 1812, 1 Oxf. yeoman cav. 1817, lt.-col. commdt. 1845.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SPENCER CHURCHILL, George (1793-1857)
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SPENCER STANHOPE (formerly STANHOPE), Walter (1750-1821), of Cannon Hall, nr. Barnsley and Horsforth, nr. Leeds, Yorks.
Family and Education
b. 15 Feb. 1750, o. surv. s. of Walter Stanhope (at one time a Leeds merchant), by 2nd w. Ann, da. of William Spencer of Cannon Hall. educ. Bradford; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1766-9; M. Temple 1769; Grand Tour 1769-70. m. 21 Oct. 1783, Mary Winifred, da. and h. of Thomas Babington Pulleine of Carlton Hall, nr. Richmond, 8s. 7da. suc. fa. 1759; uncle John Stanhope at Horsforth 1769; uncle John Spencer at Cannon Hall 1775; took name of Spencer before Stanhope 1776.
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Capt. W. Riding militia 1778, 1 regt. 1792, W. Riding yeomanry 1794.
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Main residences: Cannon Hall, nr. Barnsley; Horsforth, nr. Leeds, Yorks.
STANHOPE
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SPENCER STANHOPE (FORMERLY STANHOPE ), Walter (1750-1821)
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STANHOPE, Hon. James Hamilton (1788-1825), of South Audley Street, Mdx.
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b. 7 Sept. 1788, 3rd s. of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, by 2nd w. Louisa, da. and h. of Hon. Henry Grenville, gov. Barbados; bro. of Philip Henry Stanhope, Visct. Mahon. educ. privately by Rev. Jeremiah Joyce, his father’s secretary; after 1802 by Rev. John Stonard. m. 9 July 1820, Lady Frederica Louisa Murray, da. of David William, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, 1s.
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Ensign, 1 Ft. Gds. 1804, lt. and capt. 1808, maj. 1813, capt. and lt.-col. 1814; a.d.c. to ld. lt. [I] 1807 – 09, to Sir John Moore 1809, to Gen. Thomas Graham 1810 – 14, to Duke of York 1815 – d.; dep. asst. q.m.g. 1812, asst. 1813; asst. adj. to Duke of Wellington 1815.
Commr. of alienations 1806 – d.
Main residence: South Audley Street, Mdx.
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STANHOPE, Hon. James Hamilton (1788-1825)
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STANHOPE, Philip Henry, Visct. Mahon (1781-1855).
Family and Education
b. 7 Dec. 1781, 1st s. of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, by 2nd w., and bro. of Hon. James Hamilton Stanhope. educ. privately by Rev. Jeremiah Joyce; Erlangen Univ. 1801-2. m. 19 Nov. 1803, Hon. Catherine Lucy Smith, da. of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. as 4th Earl 15 Dec. 1816.
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Lt.-gov. Dover Castle 1802 – 16; keeper of recs. in the Birmingham tower, Dublin Castle 1805 – d.; surveyor of the green-wax in the Exchequer 1806–17.
Lt.-col. 1 batt. Cinque Port vols. 1803.
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Commons 1790-1820
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STANHOPE, Philip Henry (1781-1855)
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STANIFORTH, John (d.1830), of Norton Hall, Suff.
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s. of Charles Staniforth, merchant, of Broad Street Buildings, London, and Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.PCC 617 Exeter. m. Jan. 1793, Miss Pitts of Bridlington Quay, Yorks., at least 1s. 1da.Gent. Mag. (1793), 89; (1801), 1050; (1803), 1184. suc. fa. 1797.
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Dir. Bank of England 1807 – 19; asst. Levant Co. 1817; member, Society of Shipowners 1817.
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Main residence: Norton Hall, Suff.
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STANIFORTH, John (-d.1830)
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