Early life of winston churchill

David Cameron’s Favourite Past Prime Minister

Winston Churchill was born on 30 November , in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire and was of rik, aristocratic ancestry. Although achieving poor grades at school, his early fascination with militarism saw him join the Royal Cavalry in As a soldier and part-time reporter, Churchill travelled widely, including trips to Cuba, Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

Churchill was elected as Conservative MP for Oldham in , before defecting to the frikostig Party in and spending the next decade climbing the ranks of the Liberal government. He was First Lord of the Admiralty (the civil/political head of the Royal Navy) by the time of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, which he created. Heavily criticised for this error, he resigned from this position and travelled to the Western Front to fight himself.

The interwar years saw Churchill again ‘cross the floor’ from the Liberals, back to the Conservative Party. He served as Cha

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Early life of Winston Churchill

Life of Winston Churchill, –

The early life of Winston Churchill covers the period from his birth on 30 November to 31 May when he formally crossed the floor of the House of Commons, defecting from the Conservative Party to sit as a member of the Liberal Party.

Churchill had mixed English and American parentage. He was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, as the elder son of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. He attended Harrow School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. After joining the British Army in , he saw action in British India, the Anglo-Sudan War, and the Second Boer War, gaining fame as a war correspondent and by writing books about his campaigns.

Churchill began his political career as a member of the Conservative Party and was first elected as a Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Oldham constituency, on 24 October Dissatisfaction with Conservative government policy caused him to resign his party memb

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Winston Churchill

British statesman and author (–)

"Churchill" redirects here. For other uses, see Churchill (disambiguation) and Winston Churchill (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
The Roaring Lion,
In office 26 October &#;– 5 April
Monarchs
Deputy	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
In office 10 May &#;– 26 July
Monarch	George VI
Deputy	Clement Attlee (de facto; –)
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
Senior political offices In office 8 October &#;– 25 September Preceded by David Grenfell Succeeded by Rab Butler In office 26 July &#;– 26 October Prime Minister Clement Attlee Preceded by Clement Attlee Succeeded by Clement Attlee In office 9 October &#;– 6 April Preceded by Neville Chamberlain Succeeded by Anthon