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John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough (18 September 1897 – 1972) the son of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough and his wife (the former Consuelo Vanderbilt). Before inheriting the dukedom in 1934 he was a Lt. Colonel in the Life Guards. He was Mayor of Woodstock from 1937 to 1942.
The 10th Duke of Marlborough married Alexandra Mary Cadogan in 1920, following her death in 1961 - he married in 1972 secondly Laura Charteris. Of his first marriage the Duke had two sons and three daughters.
The 10th Duke of Marlborough died in 1972, and was succeeded by his son John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford. He is buried in the vault beneath the chapel of his former ancestral home Blenheim Palace.
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