NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Marlborough, George Spencer Churchill, Duke of, 1793-1857 DNB: Churchill, George Spencer-, sixth duke of Marlborough (1793–1857), politician LBT ID: DuMarlb6 VIAF ID: 93700565 | B/BAP: 1793-12-27 DIED: 1857-07-01 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com | |
The son of the fifth duke (d. 1840), he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford;
and was Tory MP for Chippenham (1818-20) and Woodstock (1826-31, 1832-35, 1838-40). | |