Charles Churchill (of Chalfont)

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

Charles Churchill (c.1720–1812)^[1] 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.^{[citation needed]}

At the 1741 general election he was returned to the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Stockbridge^[2] in Hampshire, and held the seat until the next election, in 1747.^[1][2] At the 1747 election he was returned as an MP for Milborne Port, but it was a double return^[3] and Churchill was not one of those seated.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

In 1791, with his encouragement, Nottingham played its first-ever cricket match against Marylebone Cricket Club and was thoroughly dismissed, first by ten wickets and then, with 22 men on the park, by thirteen runs.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
2. ^ ^{a b} 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. 
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 8660. p. 2. 21 July 1747. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
4. ^ Stooks Smith, page 535
5. ^ Stooks Smith, page 20
6. ^ 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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Name	Churchill, Charles 3
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Date of birth	1720
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Date of death	1812
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