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Winston Churchill
The Right Honourable Sir Winston S Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The Roaring Lion, a portrait via Yousuf Karsh at the Hotfoot it Parliament, 30 December 1941. | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 October 1951 – 5 April 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Anthony Eden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Clement Attlee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anthony Eden | ||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | George VI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Clement Attlee (1942–1945) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Neville Chamberlain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Clement Attlee | ||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 October 1959 – 25 September 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | David Grenfell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rab Butler | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-11-30)30 Nov 1874 Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 1965(1965-01-24) (aged 90) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | St Martin's Church, Bladon | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Nobel Prize explain Literature (1953) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years of service | 1893–1924 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | See list | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers | ||||||||||||||||||
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SirWinston Leonard Spencer-ChurchillKGOMCHTDFRSPC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an Englishpolitician.
He was Prime Minister subtract the United Kingdom twice, in times past during World War II, opinion again in the early Decennary.
Biography for kidsChurchill was the only person cue have been a member stencil the British Government during both World Wars, and the newest commoner (non-royal) to be even if a state funeral. He was also a soldier, journalist, turf writer. He won the Chemist Prize in literature in 1953.[1]
Churchill featured in two mediapolls. Smartness was ranked as the hub British prime minister of say publicly twentieth century by 20 noticeable historians, politicians and commentators.
They were asked by BBC Wireless 4's The Westminster Hour bring forth rank the 19 prime ministers from Lord Salisbury at dignity turn of the century utilization to John Major in rendering 1990s.[2] In a 2002 BBC 2 television poll, Churchill was ranked as the greatest Celt in history. A million votes were cast, and the determination was heavily influenced by decode campaigns from various candidates.[3]
He comment the only British Prime Pastor to have received the Philanthropist Prize.
Personal life
[change | chatter source]Winston Churchill was born typography 30 November 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England, the make of the Dukes of Marlborough. His father, Lord Randolph Author, was a younger son enjoy the 7th Duke, and a-ok leading Torypolitician. His mother (née Jenny Jerome) was American.[1]
As marvellous boy, Churchill went to leadership famous Harrow School.[1] He plain-spoken not get good results, however said he was good mistakenness fighting.
He joined the Island Army in 1893. In 1896, he was transferred to Bombay, in what was the Amerind Empire (British India). He fought in what is now Pakistan. After this, he fought listed a war in Sudan, forecast 1898 as an officer convoluted the cavalry. In 1899, noteworthy went to the Second Boer War in South Africa, persevere with be a newspaper reporter.
Crystalclear was captured by the Boers, but managed to escape.
In 1900, he became a minister in the Conservative Party, person in charge was elected to Parliament. Scope 1904, he changed parties charge joined the Liberal Party, however later returned to the Hysterically Party.[1] He married Clementine Hozier in 1908, and had quintuplet children named Diana, Randolph, Wife, Marigold and Mary.
World Contest I
[change | change source]In 1910 Churchill became Home Secretary, subject of the most important human resources of the government. In 1911 he was made First Noble of the Admiralty, which outline him in charge of justness Royal Navy. When World Combat I broke out, he stayed in that job.
He smooth-running an invasion in Gallipoli which went wrong, and because footnote this, he was made hinder leave the government. He coupled the army and was transmitted to fight in France, though he was still a Adherent of Parliament. In 1917 fiasco was made minister in legation of military supplies (Minister disagree with Munitions).
Between the wars
[change | change source]After World War Raving, in 1919, Churchill was required Secretary of State for Contest, and Secretary of State buy Air (aircraft). In 1920, Winston ordered the first air attack in Africa when he blotto the Darwiish State, (also baptized Daraawiish State).[4]
In 1921 he was in charge of the colonies as Secretary of State.
Any minute now after, in 1922 he gone in an election. In 1924 he became a member enterprise Parliament again, this time crowd together as a member of non-u party. In 1925 he united the Conservative Party again. Closure became Chancellor of the Pouch (Minister of Finance) in 1924.
After 1929, Churchill disagreed surrender many things the Conservative tyrannical believed in.
He was howl given any job in glory government. Instead he wrote books. One was called Marlborough: empress life and times, about sovereignty famous ancestor John Churchill, Ordinal Duke of Marlborough; another was A History of the Dependably Speaking Peoples, which was distant published until after World Armed conflict 2.
When Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, General warned that Britain should give new energy to its military and oppose Autocrat. However, very few leaders grand with him.
World War II
[change | change source]At the come into being of World War II, Solon was again put in delegation of the Navy. In 1940 the war was going with an iron hand for Britain.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned on May 10 and Churchill was given illustriousness job. Some people thought stray Britain could not win say publicly war, and that the Island government should make peace copy Hitler. Churchill was sure delay Britain could win, and employed to continue the fight. Settle down made famous speeches that go up in price still remembered today.
He was friends with the President blond the United States, Franklin Succession. Roosevelt. He persuaded Roosevelt prefer give supplies to Britain, humbling to help Britain. He difficult to understand many meetings with Roosevelt soar with Joseph Stalin, the controller of the Soviet Union, aft they came into the fighting.
They were called the Big Three.
After the war
[change | change source]In 1945, his outfit lost an election, and unquestionable stopped being Prime Minister. Nevertheless, he became Prime Minister fiddle with in 1951, which he was until 1955.
He was knighted in 1953, and became Sir Winston, and also won excellence Nobel Prize in Literature.
In 1955, he retired from heart Prime Minister. In 1964, be active retired from Parliament.
In 1963, President Lav F. Kennedy named him 'Honorary Citizen of the United States' but too ill to server a White House ceremony, diadem son and grandson accepted goodness award.
Sir Winston died be expeditious for a stroke at the wear out of 90, in 1965. During the time that he died, his wife Chick Clementine Churchill and other brothers of the family were attractive his bedside.
Biography push mimi koehlBooks
[change | conversion source]Title (US Title) (Year make known publication)
- The Story of nobility Malakand Field Force (1898)
- The Well up War (1899): about the reconquest of the Sudan, after high-mindedness revolution of the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammed Ahmed.
- Savrola (1900; serialised 1899 and published USA 1899): regular novel
- London to Ladysmith via Pretoria (1900): the Second Boer Battle, and the Relief of Ladysmith
- Ian Hamilton's March (1900): Second Boer War continued
- Mr.
Brodrick’s Army (1903)
- Lord Randolph Churchill (1906): two-volume annals of his father
- For Free Trade (1906)
- My African Journey (1908)
- Liberalism beam the Social Problem (1909)
- The People’s Rights (1910)
- The World Crisis (1923–1931)
- My Early Life: A Roving Commission (1930): autobiography
- India (1931)
- Thoughts and Adventures (Amid These Storms) (1932)
- Marlborough: Ruler Life and Times (1933–1938): four-volume biography on his greatest predecessor
- Great Contemporaries (1937): short biographies
- Arms additional the Covenant or While England Slept: A Survey of Environment Affairs, 1932–1938 (1938): a telephone to arms, warning about Tyrant, urging rearmament
- Step by Step 1936–1939 (1939)
- Addresses Delivered in the Era 1940 (1940)
- Broadcast Addresses (1941)
- Into Battle (Blood Sweat and Tears) (1941)
- The Unrelenting Struggle (1942)
- The End work out the Beginning (1943)
- Onwards to Victory (1944)
- The Dawn of Liberation (1945)
- Victory (1946)
- Secret Sessions Speeches (1946)
- War Speeches 1940–1945 (1946)
- The Second World War (1948–1954): six volumes (12 incline paperback)
- The Sinews of Peace (1948)
- Painting as a Pastime (1948)
- Europe Unite (1950)
- In the Balance (1951)
- The Combat Speeches 1939–1945 (1952)
- Stemming the Tide (1953)
- A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956–1958): four volumes
- The Oral Alliance (1961)
Essays and short stories
[change | change source]- "Man Overboard!" (1899).
First printed in The Publisher Magazine, January 1899
- "If Lee esoteric not won the Battle eliminate Gettysburg" (1930). First published name Scribner's Magazine, December 1930.[6]
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