Charles Churchill (of Chalfont)

Charles Churchill (ca. 1720–1812)[1] was a British Member of Parliament.

For other people named Charles Churchill, see Charles Churchill (disambiguation).

He was the only son of Lieutenant-General Charles Churchill by the actress Anne Oldfield. His grandfather, also Charles Churchill, was a British army officer and brother of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.[2]

At the 1741 general election he was returned to the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Stockbridge[3] in Hampshire, and held the seat until the next election, in 1747.[1][3] At the 1747 election he was returned as an MP for Milborne Port, but it was a double return[4] and Churchill was not one of those seated.[5] At the 1754 general election he was elected as an MP for Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire, and held that seat until the next election, in 1761.[6][7]

He married Lady Maria Walpole, daughter of Robert Walpole. Their daughter Mary became the second wife of Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, and had issue.

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  2. "1st Duke of Marlborough listing". Stanford University. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 512. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  4. "No. 8660". The London Gazette. 21 July 1747. p. 2.
  5. Stooks Smith, page 535
  6. Stooks Smith, page 20
  7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Humphrey Monoux, Bt
John Berkeley		 Member of Parliament for Stockbridge
1741–1747
With: Matthew Lamb		 Succeeded by
Daniel Boone
William Chetwynd
Preceded by
Merrick Burrell
William Ockenden		 Member of Parliament for Great Marlow
1754–1761
With: Daniel Moore		 Succeeded by
William Clayton
William Mathew Burt


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