Person:Francis Spencer (6)

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Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood
b.26 Dec 1779
d.10 Mar 1845
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Lady Caroline Spencer1763 - 1813
  2. Lady Charlotte Spencer - 1802
  3. George Spencer Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough1766 - 1840
  4. Lord Henry Spencer1770 - 1795
  5. Lady Anne Spencer1773 - 1865
  6. Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood1779 - 1845
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood1779 - 1845
  • W.  Lady Frances FitzRoy1780 - 1866
m. 25 Nov 1801
  1. Francis George Spencer, 2nd Baron Churchill1802 - 1886
  2. George Spencer, 2nd Baron Churchill of Whichwood1802 - 1886
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 26 Dec 1779
Marriage 25 Nov 1801 to Lady Frances FitzRoy
Death[1][2] 10 Mar 1845
Reference Number? Q9287829?


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Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill DCL FRS (26 December 1779 – 10 March 1845) was a British peer and Whig politician from the Spencer family.

Born Lord Francis Almeric Spencer, he was the second youngest of the 4th Duke of Marlborough,[1] and his wife, Caroline. From 1801 to 1815, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxfordshire and on his retirement from the Commons, was raised to the peerage as Baron Churchill, of Wychwood in the County of Oxford.

Lord Churchill married Lady Frances FitzRoy, daughter of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, on 25 November 1800.

During the Napoleonic Wars he raised a Troop of volunteer cavalry in Oxford and was appointed its Captain on 3 November 1803 After the wars the independent troops in the county were consolidated into the North Western Oxfordshire Regiment of Yeomanry, with Spencer (now Lord Churchill) as Lieutenant-Colonel.[1]

He died in 1845 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis George Spencer.[1] His third son was General The Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer, G.C.B.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Francis Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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