Winston Churchill (Vive l'Emperor)

Winston Churchill (November 20, 1874 - January 24, 1965)

Churchill was born in 1874. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a leading conservative politican, and his mother, Lady Jeanette Churchill was a socialite. In 1888 he joined the prestigous Harrow school, and remained there for the next 3 years. In 1891 he, as many young english gentlemen did at the time, and joined the army. Attending the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst until 1893, and then becoming a Lieutenant in the 7th Hussars. After a few months however, Churchill was able to attain a captaincy, with the help of his mother. He spent the next 5 years on active service, however Britain was not at war and so he saw no active service. This has been credited as the reason why Churchill left the army in 1898.

Churchill now turned his attention to politics, at first with the help of his father. He became a conservative MP in 1899, and served in the house of commons. In 1902 however, the conservative government under Sir Arthur Balfour had a landslide election defeat, and Churchill lost his seat. Churchill then joined the foreign office, and became british consul in