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Grand Old Man or its acronym GOM[25] The People's William. God's Only Mistake, used by Disraeli as a mocking alternative to Gladstone's preferred nickname (Grand Old Man). [25] Murderer of Gordon, a scathing inversion of Gladstone's preferred nickname (Grand Old Man) following the death of General Gordon at Khartoum.
Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill[a] 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 1940 to 1945 (during the Second World War) and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922 to 1924, he was a member of ...
In 20th century politics, Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was one of the world's most influential and significant figures. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led the country to victory in the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of ...
Randolph Churchill was born at his parents' house at Eccleston Square, London, on 28 May 1911. [1] [b] His parents nicknamed him "the Chumbolly" before he was born.[c] [1]His father Winston Churchill was already a leading Liberal Cabinet Minister, and Randolph was christened in the House of Commons crypt on 26 October 1911, with Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey and Conservative politician F ...
Marlborough and the India Question: 1929–1932. Churchill meeting with film star Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles in 1929. In the 1929 general election, Churchill retained his Epping seat but the Conservatives were defeated and MacDonald formed his second Labour government. [2] Out of office, Churchill began work on Marlborough: His Life and ...
Later life of Winston Churchill. Churchill making a speech in Uxbridge, Middlesex, during the 1945 general election, which his party lost. Winston Churchill 's Conservative Party lost the July 1945 general election, forcing him to step down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. For six years he served as the Leader of the Opposition.
Winston Churchill in 1904, aged 29. The early life of Winston Churchill covers the period from his birth on 30 November 1874 to 31 May 1904 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.
Winston Churchill addressing joint session of Congress, 1943. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's 1943 address to Congress took place May 19 at 12:30 p.m. EWT before a joint meeting of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, roughly a year and a half after his 1941 speech to the same body. He noted that some 500 days had ...