John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
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His Grace The Duke of Marlborough JP, DL |
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Portrait in 1984 by Allan Warren
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| Member of the House of Lords as Duke of Marlborough |
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In office 10 March 1972 – 11 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | John Spencer-Churchill |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
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John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill 13 April 1926 Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 16 October 2014 (aged 88) , England |
| Nationality | British |
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John Spencer-Churchil, 10th Duke of Marlborough The Hon. Alexandra Mary Cadogan |
| Residence | Blenheim Palace |
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL (13 April 1926 – 16 October 2014) was a British peer. He was the son of John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife the Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan.
He was a relative of the Duke of Devonshire and a generational cousin of the war-time Conservative Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. He was also a distant relative of Diana, Princess of Wales, as both belonged to the Spencer family, and of the Vanderbilt family through his paternal grandmother, Consuelo Vanderbilt.
His principal seat was Blenheim Palace, in . He was ranked 224th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated wealth of £185 million. His death was announced on 16 October 2014 by Blenheim Palace.
He was educated at Eton College and served seven years in the Life Guards, in which he achieved the rank of Captain. In 1972, on inheriting the Dukedom of Marlborough, he took over the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate.
In order to fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it to visitors and as a film set, and established a number of businesses, including a garden furniture company and a water bottling plant.
He was also active in a range of organisations, including the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board and Oxford United Football Club. He served as Vice President of Witney Conservatives, the local party of David Cameron.
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