John Spencer-Churchill, 10th
Duke of Marlborough (1897-1972)
Born 18 September 1897 London
Died 1972
Married (1) 17 February 1920 London
Hon. Alexandra Mary Cadogan, daughter of Henry Arthur
Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea and The Hon. Mildred Cecilia
Harriet Sturt
Born 22 February 1900
Died 1961
Married (2) 26 January 1972 Caxton Hall
Laura Charteris, daughter of Hon. Guy Lawrence Charteris
and Frances Lucy Tennant
Born 10 August 1915 London
As Marquess of Blandford he served during World War I as Lieutenant
in the 1st Life Guards, and in 1920 he married the Hon. Alexandra Cadogan,
granddaughter of the 5th Earl Cadogan. He was Mayor of Woodstock from 1937
until 1942. During World War II he served again and also allowed Blenheim
to be used by MI5 as well as a dormitory for evacuated children. In 1950
he opened Blenheim to the public and, in 1960, received œ50,000 from the
Government as a contribution towards its restoration. His reaction to this
necessity was: "I shut myself away behind the green railings in the east
wing and on the whole life is liveable." As a widower he married Laura
Charteris shortly before his death in 1972.
Source: Leo van de Pas
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