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Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874-1965) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 90

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He held the line when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, turned speeches into weapons, and made stubbornness a national strategy. Churchill's wartime prime ministership - the cigar, the growl, the refusal to yield - became the template for what resolute leadership looks like under existential threat.

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A life in dates

2002The Gathering StormBiopic about his life27 April 2002, 2002 television film directed by Richard LoncraineIMDb1999Socha Winstona Churchilla v PrazeTribute, statue in Prague 3, Czech Republic1998Statue of Winston ChurchillTribute, statue by Jean Cardot in Paris, France1992Winston Churchill MemorialTribute14 July 1992, memorial in Prague in Mala Strana1990London to Ladysmith via PretoriaBook published after his death, book by Winston Churchill1972Young WinstonBiopic about his life21 July 1972, 1972 film directed by Richard AttenboroughIMDb1966Winston ChurchillNamed after him9 April 1966, portrait sculpture by William M. McVey1965Died24 January 19651958Freedom AwardAward1956Charlemagne PrizeAward1953Knight of the GarterAward1951Prime Minister of the United KingdomOffice1951-19551950Sonning PrizeAward1948Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. OlavAward1946Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAwardMilitary Medal of LuxembourgAward1945Honorary Citizen of BrusselsAwardLeader of the OppositionOffice1945-19511943Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of SurgeonsAward1940Leader of the Conservative PartyOffice1940-1955Prime Minister of the United KingdomOffice1940-19451925Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 1st ClassAward1924Chancellor of the ExchequerOffice1924-19291922Companion of HonourAward1919Secretary of State for AirOffice1919-1921Secretary of State for WarOffice1919-19211911First Lord of the AdmiraltyOffice1911-19151901Queen's South Africa MedalAward1900“There must be room in our army system for nearly everyone who is not grossly idle or grossly stupid.”In their words29 December 1900Officers and Gentlemen, The Saturday Evening Post, 29 December 1900.

1898“Every influence, every motive, that provokes the spirit of murder among men, impels these mountaineers to deeds of treachery and violence.”In their wordsThe Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter I

“During the two years that the British flag had floated over Chakdara and the Malakand the trade of the Swat Valley had nearly doubled.”In their wordsThe Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter I MFF Chapter 1, pp.27-28

“I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact.”In their wordsThe Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter III

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”In their wordsThe Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter X

1889Queen's Sudan MedalAward1874“Women who discharge their duty to the state viz marrying and giving birth to children are adequately represented by their husbands.”In their wordsA note on the women’s suffrage bill pasted into his copy of the 1874 Annual Register (he was subsequently to change his mind), quoted in

Born30 November 1874

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Jennie Spencer Churchill with her two sons, Jack (left) and Winston (right) in 1889Jennie Spencer Churchill with her two sons, Jack (left) and Winston (right) in 1889Churchill in the military dress uniform of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars at Aldershot in 1895[18]Churchill in the military dress uniform of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars at Aldershot in 1895[18]Winston Churchill posing in uniform in front of a backdrop depicting the Egyptian Pyramids, 1898.Winston Churchill posing in uniform in front of a backdrop depicting the Egyptian Pyramids, 1898.Officers involved in the Inter-Regimental Polo Tournament at Meerut, 1899. Winston Churchill is standing second from right.Officers involved in the Inter-Regimental Polo Tournament at Meerut, 1899. Winston Churchill is standing second from right.Churchill in 1900 around the time of his first election to Parliament[47]Churchill in 1900 around the time of his first election to Parliament[47]Churchill in 1904 when he "crossed the floor"Churchill in 1904 when he "crossed the floor"Churchill and German Kaiser Wilhelm II during a military manoeuvre near Breslau, Silesia, in 1906Churchill and German Kaiser Wilhelm II during a military manoeuvre near Breslau, Silesia, in 1906

In their own words 10

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  1. There must be room in our army system for nearly everyone who is not grossly idle or grossly stupid.

    Dec 29, 1900, Officers and Gentlemen, The Saturday Evening Post, 29 December 1900., Own words

  2. How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries!

    1899, The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899), Volume II pp. 248-250, Own words

  3. Every influence, every motive, that provokes the spirit of murder among men, impels these mountaineers to deeds of treachery and violence.

    1898, The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter I, Own words

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Awards

Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion, Miloš Zeman2014
Honorary Citizen of the United States1963
Companion of the Liberation1958
Freedom Award1958
Charlemagne Prize1956
Nobel Prize in Literature1953
Knight of the Garter, Elizabeth II1953
Sonning Prize1950
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav1948
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lyon1948
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav1948
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion1946
Military Medal of Luxembourg1946
Honorary doctor of Leiden University1946
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami1946
Albert Medal1945
Honorary Citizen of Brussels1945
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1943
Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 1st Class1925
Territorial Decoration1924
Companion of Honour1922
Distinguished Service Medal1919
Queen's South Africa Medal1901
Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration1895
Queen's Sudan Medal1889
Fellow of the Royal Society
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Congressional Gold Medal
Médaille militaire
Order of Merit
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
1939-45 Star
Africa Star
France and Germany Star
King George VI Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal

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Born into aristocratic wealth in Oxfordshire in 1874, Churchill joined the British Army at twenty-one, saw combat in India and the Boer War, and wrote his way into public notice as a war correspondent. Elected a Conservative MP in 1900, he switched to the Liberals in 1904, rose through Asquith's cabinet as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty, then fell hard after the Dardanelles disaster sent him briefly to the trenches in 1915. He spent the 1920s as Chancellor under Baldwin, the 1930s out of power warning about Nazi rearmament while others looked away, and May 1940 back at the top when Chamberlain's government collapsed. His five wartime years steered Britain through alliance, bombardment, and finally victory, but voters turned him out in 1945. He coined "iron curtain" in opposition, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his war histories, returned as Prime Minister from 1951 to 1955 overseeing housebuilding and imperial retreat, and died in January 1965 with a state funeral that stopped the nation.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1965 · aged 90

In common with Winston

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