Charles Churchill was the only son of Lieutenant-General Charles Churchill

Charles Churchill (governor)

Lieutenant General Charles Churchill was a British Army General and a Member of Parliament.-Career:Born the natural son of Elizabeth Dodd and General Charles Churchill and so the nephew of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, Churchill spent his early career in the British Army during the War of the...

 by the actress Anne Oldfield

Anne Oldfield

Anne Oldfield , English actress, was born in London, the daughter of a soldier.She worked for a time as apprentice to a seamstress, until she attracted George Farquhar's attention by reciting some lines from a play in his hearing...

. His grandfather, also Charles Churchill

Charles Churchill (British army officer)

General Charles Churchill was an English army officer who served during the War of the Spanish Succession.-Life:...

, was a British army officer and brother of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.

At the 1741 general election

British general election, 1741

The British general election, 1741 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...

 he was returned to the House of Commons

House of Commons of Great Britain

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 as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for the borough of Stockbridge

Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockbridge was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...

 in Hampshire

Hampshire

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, and held the seat until the next election, in 1747

British general election, 1747

The British general election, 1747 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. The election saw Henry Pelham's Whig government increase its majority and...

. At the 1747 election he was returned as an MP for Milborne Port

Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency)

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, but it was a double return and Churchill was not one of those seated. At the 1754 general election

British general election, 1754

The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707....

 he was elected as an MP for Great Marlow

Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)

Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:In the...

 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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, and held that seat until the next election, in 1761

British general election, 1761

The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707...

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