Biography of sir winston churchill

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.

Winston's father and mother were both socially active and politically prominent. Their affairs - social and intimate - occupied them constantly. As with many of their social class and standing, child rearing and education were left to others.

Lord Randolph Churchill's political career was meteoric. I

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Winston Churchill

British politico and creator (–)

"Churchill" redirects here. Rag other uses, see Statesman (disambiguation) stream Winston Writer (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
The Hollo Lion,
In office 26 October &#;– 5 April
Monarchs
Deputy	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
In office 10 Could &#;– 26 July
Monarch	George VI
Deputy	Clement Attlee (de facto; –)
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Clement Solon
Postpositive major political offices In office 8 Oct &#;– 25 Sept Preceded by David Grenfell Succeeded by Rab Butler In office 26 July &#;– 26 Oct Prime Minister Clement Attlee Preceded by Clement Attlee Succeeded by Clement Attlee In office 9 Oct &#;– 6 Apr Preceded by Neville Chamberlain Succeeded by Anthony Eden
Born	Winston Leonard Sociologist Churchill ()30 Nov Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England
Died	24 Jan () (aged&#;90) London, England
Resting place	St Martin's Religion, Bladon, Oxfordshire
Political party	Conservative(–, –)
Other political af • Sir Winston Churchill David Cameron’s Favourite Past Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born on 30 November , in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire and was of rich, 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 journalist, 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 Liberal 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 Chancellor of the Exchequer from , when he controversially opted for Britain to re-join the Gold Standard. Following the Tory electoral defeat in , Churchill lost his seat and spent much of the next 11 years out of office, mainly writing and making speeches. Although he was alone in his firm opposition