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'John, Duke of Marlborough', 1790. General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he served James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. From The History of England, by David Hume. [T. Cadell, Edinburgh, 1789]