Career
Spencer-Churchill entered the British Army in 1811, served in Spain and France. He transferred from the 85th Foot to the 75th Foot as a Captain in 1824. He purchased a Lieutenant-Colonelcy in 1827 and sold his commission in 1832.
From 1818 until 1820, he also represented Saint Albans in the House of Commons.
Susan Spencer-Churchill (d 2 February 1898), married the Review and Honorary John Horatio Nelson, son of Thomas Nelson, 2nd Earl Nelson, and had issue
Lieutenant-Colonel
Charles Henry Spencer-Churchill (1828–1877), married in 1862 to Rosalie Lowther, daughter of the Reverend Gorges Paulin Lowther, and gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 60th Rifles
John Kemys George Thomas Spencer-Churchill (27 December 1835 – 9 August 1913), married Edith Maxwell Lockhart, aunt of the novelist Jean Rhys
two other daughters
Spencer-Churchill was returned to Parliament in 1830 as member for the family borough of Woodstock, but went out in 1832 when the representation of that borough was reduced by the Great Reform Acting.