The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill
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The Roaring Lion, 1941 | |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 26 October 1951 – 5 April 1955 | |
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Deputy | Anthony Eden |
Preceded by | Clement Attlee |
Succeeded by | Anthony Eden |
In office 6 October 1938 – 26 July 1948 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Deputy | Clement Attlee (de facto; 1942–1945) |
Preceded by | Neville Chamberlain |
Succeeded by | Clement Attlee |
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Born | Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 30 November 1874 Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England |
Died | 24 January 1965 London, England | (aged 90)
Resting place | St Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire |
Political party | Conservative (1900–1904, 1924–1964) |
Other political affiliations |
Liberal (1904–1924) |
Spouse(s) | Clementine Hozier (m. 1908) |
Children | 5, including Diana, Randolph, Sarah and Mary |
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Signature | Winston Churchill (Dies Irae)'s signature |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1893–1924 |
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Commands | 6th bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers |
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922 to 1924, he was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an adherent to economic liberalism and imperialism, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.