Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (Lord Ivor Churchill) was the son of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, former Duchess of Marlborough and Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. His older brother John Spencer-Churchill was the 10th Duke of Marlborough. He was the grandson of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont; and of George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, and Lady Albertha Frances Anne, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. Lord Ivor's father was first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Lord Ivor is buried near both the former Prime Minister and his American-born mother who was a great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Lord Ivor married (15 Nov 1947) Elizabeth "Betty" Cunningham (1914-2010), daughter of James Cyril Cunningham. Lord & Lady Ivor were the parents of Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill (b. 7 Feb 1954).
As a young boy, Lord Ivor was often in ill health. His mother, the Duchess, took great measures to get him the proper care and living environments. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
Lord Ivor died in London from complications of an inoperable brain tumor survived by Lady Ivor and their only son. A New York Times obituary published 18 Sep 1956 recalled of Lord Ivor as a "patron of art and like his kinsman, Sir Winston Churchill, active in fostering Anglo-French relations."
Lord Ivor married (15 Nov 1947) Elizabeth "Betty" Cunningham (1914-2010), daughter of James Cyril Cunningham. Lord & Lady Ivor were the parents of Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill (b. 7 Feb 1954).
As a young boy, Lord Ivor was often in ill health. His mother, the Duchess, took great measures to get him the proper care and living environments. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
Lord Ivor died in London from complications of an inoperable brain tumor survived by Lady Ivor and their only son. A New York Times obituary published 18 Sep 1956 recalled of Lord Ivor as a "patron of art and like his kinsman, Sir Winston Churchill, active in fostering Anglo-French relations."
Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (Lord Ivor Churchill) was the son of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, former Duchess of Marlborough and Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough. His older brother John Spencer-Churchill was the 10th Duke of Marlborough. He was the grandson of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont; and of George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, and Lady Albertha Frances Anne, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. Lord Ivor's father was first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Lord Ivor is buried near both the former Prime Minister and his American-born mother who was a great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Lord Ivor married (15 Nov 1947) Elizabeth "Betty" Cunningham (1914-2010), daughter of James Cyril Cunningham. Lord & Lady Ivor were the parents of Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill (b. 7 Feb 1954).
As a young boy, Lord Ivor was often in ill health. His mother, the Duchess, took great measures to get him the proper care and living environments. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
Lord Ivor died in London from complications of an inoperable brain tumor survived by Lady Ivor and their only son. A New York Times obituary published 18 Sep 1956 recalled of Lord Ivor as a "patron of art and like his kinsman, Sir Winston Churchill, active in fostering Anglo-French relations."
Lord Ivor married (15 Nov 1947) Elizabeth "Betty" Cunningham (1914-2010), daughter of James Cyril Cunningham. Lord & Lady Ivor were the parents of Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill (b. 7 Feb 1954).
As a young boy, Lord Ivor was often in ill health. His mother, the Duchess, took great measures to get him the proper care and living environments. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour.
Lord Ivor died in London from complications of an inoperable brain tumor survived by Lady Ivor and their only son. A New York Times obituary published 18 Sep 1956 recalled of Lord Ivor as a "patron of art and like his kinsman, Sir Winston Churchill, active in fostering Anglo-French relations."
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