Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Sunderland KG PC |
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| First Lord of the Treasury | |
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In office 21 March 1718 – 4 April 1721 |
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| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Stanhope |
| Succeeded by | Robert Walpole |
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In office 16 March 1718 – 6 February 1719 |
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| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull |
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Charles Spencer 23 April 1675 |
| Died | 19 April 1722 (aged 46) London, England |
| Resting place | Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Arabella Cavendish (m. 1695–98) Anne Churchill (m. 1700–16) Judith Tichborne (m. 1717–22) |
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland KG PC (23 April 1675 – 19 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord Privy Seal (1715–1716), Lord President of the Council (1717–1719) and First Lord of the Treasury (1718–1721).
He was the second son of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby, daughter of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol. On the death of his elder brother Robert in Paris in September 1688, he became heir to the peerage. Called by John Evelyn "a youth of extraordinary hopes," he completed his education at Utrecht, and in 1695 entered the House of Commons as member for Tiverton. In the same year, he married Arabella, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle; she died in 1698 and in 1700, he married Anne Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. This was an important alliance for Sunderland and for his descendants; through it he was introduced to political life and later the dukedom of Marlborough came to the Spencers.
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