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    Winston Churchill

    British statesman and author (–)

    "Churchill" redirects here. For other uses, see Churchill (disambiguation) and Winston Churchill (disambiguation).

    The Right Honourable

    Sir Winston Churchill

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    The Roaring Lion,

    In office
    26 October &#;– 5 April
    Monarchs
    DeputyAnthony Eden
    Preceded byClement Attlee
    Succeeded byAnthony Eden
    In office
    10 May &#;– 26 July
    MonarchGeorge VI
    DeputyClement Attlee (de facto; –)
    Preceded byNeville Chamberlain
    Succeeded byClement Attlee

    Senior political offices

    In office
    8 October &#;– 25 September
    Preceded byDavid Grenfell
    Succeeded byRab Butler
    In office
    26 July &#;– 26 October
    Prime MinisterClement Attlee
    Preceded byClement Attlee
    Succeeded byClement Attlee
    In office
    9 October &#;– 6 April
    Preceded byNeville Chamberlain
    Succeeded byAnthon

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    Growing Pains

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born 30 November at Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough. His father, second son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, inherited neither title nor property. Winston grew up with social status, privilege, and a keen sense of heritage, but little money. In the custom of the day, he was raised by a nanny and sent to boarding schools. It was a lonely and hard life for a sensitive and imaginative child.

    Winston's Parents

    Prominent Parents

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill's ancestors were both British and American. Winston's father was the British Lord Randolph Churchill, the youngest son of John, the 7th Duke of Marlborough. Lord Randolph's ancestor John Churchill made history by winning many successful military campaigns in Europe for Queen Anne almost years earlier.

    His mother was the American Jennie Jerome. The Jeromes fought for the independence of the American colonies in George Washington's armies.

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    Sir Winston Churchill

    David Cameron’s Favourite Past Prime Minister

    Winston Churchill was born on 30 November , in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire and was of rik, aristocratic ancestry. Although achieving poor grades at school, his early fascination with militarism saw him join the Royal Cavalry in As a soldier and part-time reporter, Churchill travelled widely, including trips to Cuba, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

    Churchill was elected as Conservative MP for Oldham in , before defecting to the frikostig Party in and spending the next decade climbing the ranks of the Liberal government. He was First Lord of the Admiralty (the civil/political head of the Royal Navy) by the time of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, which he created. Heavily criticised for this error, he resigned from this position and travelled to the Western Front to fight himself.

    The interwar years saw Churchill again ‘cross the floor’ from the Liberals, back to the Conservative Party. He served as Cha