Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill
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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
. His stepmother was the former Gladys Deacon, and his stepfather was Col. Jacques Balsan
.
Spencer-Churchill was educated at Eton College
and Magdalen College, Oxford
before joining the Royal Army Service Corps
in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant
. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
He married Elizabeth Cunningham on 15 November 1947 and had a son, Robert William Charles (born 1954).
He developed an inoperable brain tumor 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
.
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough KG, PC , styled Earl of Sunderland until 1883 and Marquess of Blandford between 1883 and 1892, was a British soldier and Conservative politician...
and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Balsan , was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family...
, an American railroad heiress.
His elder brother, John, was the 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough , styled Marquess of Blandford until 1934, was a British peer....
. His stepmother was the former Gladys Deacon, and his stepfather was Col. Jacques Balsan
Jacques Balsan
Louis Jacques Balsan was a French aviator and industrialist, born at Châteauroux in 1868, who was the second husband of society beauty Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough...
.
Spencer-Churchill was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
before joining the Royal Army Service Corps
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...
in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
He married Elizabeth Cunningham on 15 November 1947 and had a son, Robert William Charles (born 1954).
He developed an inoperable brain tumor and died in September 1956. He is buried beside his cousin, Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, and close to his mother at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Woodstock is a small town northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It is the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon....
.