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Winston Churchill  (1874-1965) Churchill’s Life Winston Churchill enjoyed one of the longest and most interesting lives of any person who has ever lived. From his birth at Blenheim Palace on November 30th, 1874, to his death at Hyde Park Gate in London on January 24, 1965, his life was one of action, controversy, setback and achievement. It was never dull. Churchill’s Life Family Politics Literature Honors FAMILY Father: Randolph Churchill, a Conservative politician Mother: Jennie Jerome, the daughter of Leonard Jerome, a New York businessman. POLITICS 1900…Conservative MP for Oldham 1906…Under-Secretary of State 1908…President of the Board of Trade. 1910...Home Secretary 1911…First Lord of the Admiralty 1912…Royal Naval Air Service Air Department 1915…Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1919...Minister of War and Air 1921…Colonial Secretary POLITICS Defeated by E.D. Morel at Dundee in 1922 General Election Successfully elected to represent Epping in the 1924 General Election Stanley Baldwin, the leader of the new Conservative administration, appointed Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer In 1929, Churchill lost office POLITICSChurchill in World War Ⅱ On the outbreak of the Second World War Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty and on 4th April 1940 became chairman of the Military Coordinating Committee. In May, 1940, he became Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and remained in office until 1945. After Pearl Harbor Churchill worked closely with Franklin D. Roosevelt to ensure victory over Germany and Japan. He was also a loyal ally of the Soviet Union after Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June, 1941. Churchill held important meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Teheran (November, 1943) and Yalta (February, 1945). POLITICSThe End of Churchill’s Political Life He took over the premiership again in the Conservative victory of 1951 and re