Family and Education
b. 2 Feb. 1656, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir Winston Churchill† of Minterne Magna by Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Drake† of Ashe, Devon; bro. of George* and John Churchill†, 1st Duke of Marlborough. m. 9 Feb. 1702 Mary. da. and h. of James Gould*, s.p.; 1s. illegit. (?by Elizabeth Dodd). suc. fa. 1688. IGI, Dorset.
Offices Held
Gent. of bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark 1672–1708; ensign of ft. Duke of York’s regt. 1674, lt. 1675, capt. 1678, capt.-lt. of drags. 1679, lt.-col. of ft. Charles Trelawny’s† regt. 1682 (Duke of York’s 1684, Queen Consort’s 1685, Queen’s 1687), col. 3 Ft. 1688; brig.-gen. by 1690, maj.-gen. 1694, lt.-gen. 1702, gen. 1703, acting c.-in-c. 1703.
Gov. Kinsale 1690, Brussels 1706, Guernsey 1706; lt. Tower of London 1702–6; master of buckhounds 1702.
Freeman, Portsmouth 1684, Kinsale 1690, Hertford 1703.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Minterne Magna, Dorset.
Volume
Commons 1690-1715
Web Title
CHURCHILL, Charles (1656-1714)
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Oxford 1644
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