Family Married Clementine Hozier in 1908.Married Clementine Hozier in Lord Randolph Churchill ( ), was a leader in the Conservative party.Lord Randolph Churchill ( ), was a leader in the Conservative party. His mother was Lady Jennie Jerome Churchill ( ), an American heiress.His mother was Lady Jennie Jerome Churchill ( ), an American heiress. Became parents of one boy and three girls. One of the girls, Marigold, died at age three.Became parents of one boy and three girls. One of the girls, Marigold, died at age three.

 Elected to Parliament as a Conservative in  In 1900, he ran for a seat in Parliament on the Conservative ticket, but lost. Later that year he was hired by a London newspaper to report on the Boer War in South Africa.

1904 Joined the Liberal Party and became the president of the Board of Trade in In 1904, Churchill crossed the floor to the Liberals, changing parties over the issue of Tariff Reform. Moving through several increasingly important government jobs.

Served as Under Secretary of State for the Colonies from Served as Under Secretary of State for the Colonies from Later entered as Home Secretary in Later entered as Home Secretary in 1910.

World War I Served in the military in France during World War I. Served in the military in France during World War I. In 1911, Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty. The P.M. wanted a strong leader of the navy who understood that the imminent danger of German aggression could bring war to England. After the outbreak of the war in Europe, Britain entered the conflict in 1914, and the navy was ready. Churchill had reorganized and modernized the navy, and developed anti-submarine tactics. In 1911, Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith appointed Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty. The P.M. wanted a strong leader of the navy who understood that the imminent danger of German aggression could bring war to England. After the outbreak of the war in Europe, Britain entered the conflict in 1914, and the navy was ready. Churchill had reorganized and modernized the navy, and developed anti-submarine tactics. Churchill’s attack on the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula failed miserably. Considering himself to be a failure, he resigned from the admiralty. In July 1915, he joined the British army in France as a major, then colonel in charge of a battalion. In 1917, the new prime minister, David Lloyd George, appointed Churchill to the post of Minister of Munitions. Having previously promoted development of the battlefield tank, Churchill now organized full-scale production. Churchill’s attack on the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula failed miserably. Considering himself to be a failure, he resigned from the admiralty. In July 1915, he joined the British army in France as a major, then colonel in charge of a battalion. In 1917, the new prime minister, David Lloyd George, appointed Churchill to the post of Minister of Munitions. Having previously promoted development of the battlefield tank, Churchill now organized full-scale production.

 Secretary of War  The year 1918 brought appointment to the position of secretary of state for war then as colonial secretary he helped negotiate the treaty that set up the Irish Free State.

Chancellor of the Exchequer As an advocate of laissez- faire economics, he was strongly criticized by John Maynard Keynes. Churchill was not a financial innovator he basically followed conventional advice from his colleagues. Nevertheless, his decision to return the country to the prewar gold standard increased unemployment and was a cause of the general strike of He advocated aggressive action to end the strike, thus earning the lasting distrust of the labor movement.

World War II Served as First Lord of Admiralty when World War II broke out. Churchill was endowed with prodigious inner strength, depth of thought and far-sighted wisdom. He also loved his wife deeply and gained much of his inner strength from his marriage, his writing and painting. Churchill’s greatest strength was the will to maintain Britain as a great power and a great democracy.

and and Prime Minister from and Prime Minister from and A day after France’s surrender to Germany on June 22, 1940, Churchill addressed the House of Commons, declaring: “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, ‘This was their finest hour.’” During August to October 1940, an air war was waged in the skies over England. Preparing for an invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping. On August 24 the attacks began to include Royal Air Force installations and aircraft factories, in an effort to gain control of the skies over southern England. A day after France’s surrender to Germany on June 22, 1940, Churchill addressed the House of Commons, declaring: “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, ‘This was their finest hour.’” During August to October 1940, an air war was waged in the skies over England. Preparing for an invasion of England, Germany attacked British coastal defenses, radar stations, and shipping. On August 24 the attacks began to include Royal Air Force installations and aircraft factories, in an effort to gain control of the skies over southern England.

1953 Knighted and awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 for his six volume history of World War II.

Additional Information Became a national hero after his escape from captivity during the Boer War Supported Edward VIII during his abdication despite the government's disapproval Returned Britain to the gold standard while Chancellor of the Exchequer Led Britain through World War II Refused to make peace with Germany while Hitler was in power With Roosevelt and Stalin, developed plan for victory over Germany During a speech in 1946, warned of the expansive tendencies of the Soviet Union coining the term 'iron curtain'.

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