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Winston Churchill

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Full NameWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of BirthNovember 30, 1874
Place of BirthBlenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
Date of DeathJanuary 24, 1965
Place of DeathLondon, England
Resting PlaceSt Martin’s Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire
NationalityBritish
Political PartiesConservative (1900–1904, 1924–1964), Liberal (1904–1924)
SpouseClementine Hozier (m. 1908)
ChildrenDiana, Randolph, Sarah, and Mary
ParentsLord Randolph Churchill and Jennie Jerome
EducationHarrow School; Royal Military College, Sandhurst
OccupationStatesman, soldier, writer, historian, painter
Prime Minister of the UKFirst term: May 10, 1940 – July 26, 1945; Second term: October 26, 1951 – April 5, 1955
Military ServiceBritish Army, Territorial Army
Military RankLieutenant Colonel
Military Units4th 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/WarsNorth-West Frontier, Mahdist War, Second Boer War, First World War
AwardsNobel Prize in Literature (1953), numerous military and civilian honors
Known ForLeadership during WWII, speeches, books, political career
Major Books“The Second World War”, “A History of the English-Speaking Peoples”
SignatureSignature
Key RolesPresident 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 EventsGallipoli campaign, World War II leadership, Iron Curtain speech
LegacyConsidered one of the greatest wartime leaders, instrumental in the Allied victory in WWII, and promoter of European unity and democracy

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