Full Name | Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill |
Date of Birth | November 30, 1874 |
Place of Birth | Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England |
Date of Death | January 24, 1965 |
Place of Death | London, England |
Resting Place | St Martin’s Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire |
Nationality | British |
Political Parties | Conservative (1900–1904, 1924–1964), Liberal (1904–1924) |
Spouse | Clementine Hozier (m. 1908) |
Children | Diana, Randolph, Sarah, and Mary |
Parents | Lord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome |
Education | Harrow School; Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Occupation | Statesman, soldier, writer, historian, painter |
Prime Minister of the UK | First term: May 10, 1940 – July 26, 1945; Second term: October 26, 1951 – April 5, 1955 |
Military Service | British Army, Territorial Army |
Military Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Military Units | 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, Malakand Field Force, 21st Lancers, South African Light Horse, Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars, Grenadier Guards, Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Notable Battles/Wars | North-West Frontier, Mahdist War, Second Boer War, First World War |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (1953), numerous military and civilian honors |
Known For | Leadership during WWII, speeches, books, political career |
Major Books | “The Second World War”, “A History of the English-Speaking Peoples” |
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Key Roles | President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for War, and Air, among others |
Significant Events | Gallipoli campaign, World War II leadership, Iron Curtain speech |
Legacy | Considered one of the greatest wartime leaders, instrumental in the Allied victory in WWII, and promoter of European unity and democracy |