Lord Charles Spencer
George III | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl Bathurst |
| Succeeded by | Charles Bathurst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1740 |
| Died | 16 June 1820 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Mary Beauclerk
(m. 1762; died 1812) |
| Children | Robert Spencer John Spencer William Robert Spencer |
| Parent(s) | Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough Hon. Elizabeth Trevor |
Lord Charles Spencer
PC (31 March 1740 – 16 June 1820) was a British courtier and politician from the Spencer family who sat in the House of Commons
between 1761 and 1801.
Early life
Spencer was born on 31 March 1740. He was the second son of Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and the Hon. Elizabeth Trevor, daughter of Thomas Trevor, 2nd Baron Trevor. George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, was his elder brother.[1]
Career
Spencer sat as
Privy Council in 1763.[3]
He served as
George III.[4]
Personal life
On 2 October 1762, Spencer was married to Lady Mary Beauclerk (1743–1812), a daughter of Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere and the sister of Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans.[5] Together, they had three sons:[6]
- Robert Spencer (1764–1831), who married Henrietta (née Fawkener) Bouverie, a daughter of Sir Everard Fawkener,[7] and widow of Hon. Edward Bouverie, in 1811.[8]
- John Spencer (1767–1831), MP for Wilton who married his cousin, Lady Elizabeth Spencer, a daughter of the 4th Duke of Marlborough.[9]
- William Robert Spencer (1769–1834), who married Countess Susan von Jenison-Walworth.[10]
Lady Spencer died in January 1812 aged 68. Charles survived her by eight years and died in June 1820, aged 80.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26118. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "SPENCER, Lord Charles (1740–1820), of Wheatfield, Oxon." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "No. 10306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1763. p. 1.
- ^ "Gentlemen of the Bedchamber 1660–1702, 1714–1837". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Burkes Peerage (1939 edition), s.v Marlborough, Duke
- ^ "SPENCER, Lord Charles (1740–1820), of Wheatfield, Oxon." History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Stephens, Frederic George (1884). English Children, as Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds: An Essay on Some of the Characteristics of Reynolds as a Painter, with Especial Reference to His Portraiture of Children. Seeley, Jackson and Halliday. p. 19. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-7735-8510-2. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-4668-7864-8. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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