Winston Churchill

British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)

• Born: 1874-01-01 1874-11-30 (Blenheim Palace) (located in the administrative territorial entity: Woodstock; reason for preferred rank: most precise value)
• Died: 1965-01-01 1965-01-24 (Hyde Park Gate) (country: United Kingdom; located in the administrative territorial entity: London; reason for preferred rank: most precise value; statement is subject of: death and state funeral of Winston Churchill)
• Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (end cause: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927; until: 1927-04-12)
• Occupation: autobiographer; biographer; historian; journalist; military officer; painter; politician; screenwriter; statesperson; writer
• Member of political party: Conservative Party (period: 1900-01-01 through 1904-01-01, 1924-01-01 through 1964-01-01); Liberal Party (period: 1904-01-01 through 1924-01-01)
• Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Royal Society; Society of the Cincinnati (period: 1952-01-01 through 1965-01-01)
• Military rank: cadet (until: 1895-02-20); captain (end cause: promotion; period: 1902-01-01 through 1905-05-27); colonel (role: honorary rank; since: 1940-01-24); lieutenant colonel (period: 1916-01-05 through 1916-05-16; role: temporary rank); major (since: 1905-05-27); second lieutenant (since: 1895-02-20)
• Military branch: British Army (military unit: Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars); cavalry
• Position held: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (period: 1915-05-25 through 1915-11-25; replaced by: Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel; replaces: Edwin Samuel Montagu); Chancellor of the Exchequer (period: 1924-11-06 through 1929-06-04; replaced by: Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden; replaces: Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden); First Lord of the Admiralty (period: 1911-10-24 through 1915-05-25, 1939-09-03 through 1940-05-11; replaced by: A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, Arthur Balfour; replaces: James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope, Reginald McKenna); Home Secretary (period: 1910-02-19 through 1911-10-24; replaced by: Reginald McKenna; replaces: Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone); Leader of the Conservative Party (period: 1940-11-09 through 1955-04-06; replaced by: Anthony Eden; replaces: Neville Chamberlain); Leader of the House of Commons (period: 1940-05-10 through 1942-02-19; replaced by: Stafford Cripps; replaces: Neville Chamberlain); Leader of the Opposition (period: 1945-07-26 through 1951-10-26; replaced by: Clement Attlee; replaces: Clement Attlee); Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (end cause: death; period: 1941-10-28 through 1965-01-24); Member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1900 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Oldham; end cause: crossing the floor, dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party, Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1900-10-01 through 1904-04-30, 1904-04-30 through 1906-01-08); Member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1908 Dundee by-election; electoral district: Dundee, Manchester North West; end cause: dissolution of parliament, ministerial appointment; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1906-01-12 through 1908-04-16, 1908-05-09 through 1910-01-10); Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: January 1910 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Dundee; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1910-01-15 through 1910-11-28); Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: December 1910 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Dundee; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1910-12-03 through 1918-11-25); Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1918 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Dundee; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Liberal Party; parliamentary term: 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1918-12-14 through 1922-10-26); Member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1924 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Epping; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1924-10-29 through 1929-05-10); Member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1929 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Epping; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1929-05-30 through 1931-10-07); Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1931 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Epping; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1931-10-27 through 1935-10-25); Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1935 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Epping; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1935-11-14 through 1945-06-15); Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1945 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Woodford; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1945-07-05 through 1950-02-03); Member of the 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1950 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Woodford; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1950-02-23 through 1951-10-05); Member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1951 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Woodford; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1951-10-25 through 1955-05-06); Member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1955 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Woodford; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1955-05-26 through 1959-09-18); Member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1959 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Woodford; end cause: dissolution of parliament; parliamentary group: Conservative Party; parliamentary term: 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom; period: 1959-10-08 through 1964-09-25); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Minister of Munitions (period: 1917-07-17 through 1919-01-10; replaced by: Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth; replaces: Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison); Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (member of cabinet: Third Churchill ministry; period: 1940-05-10 through 1945-07-26, 1951-10-26 through 1955-04-05; replaced by: Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee; replaces: Clement Attlee, Neville Chamberlain); Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (period: 1949-08-13 through 1951-11-26; represents: United Kingdom); Secretary of State for Air (period: 1919-01-10 through 1921-02-13; replaced by: Frederick Guest; replaces: William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir); Secretary of State for Defence (period: 1940-05-10 through 1945-07-26, 1951-10-28 through 1952-03-01; replaced by: Clement Attlee, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis; replaces: Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield, Manny Shinwell); Secretary of State for War (period: 1919-01-10 through 1921-02-13; replaced by: Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet; replaces: Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner); Secretary of State for the Colonies (period: 1921-02-13 through 1922-10-19; replaced by: Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire; replaces: Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner); colonel (of: Royal Scots Fusiliers; since: 1940-01-24)
• Employer: University of Edinburgh
• Educated at: Harrow School; Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Salisbury Cathedral School; St George's School, Ascot; Stoke Brunswick School
• Spouse: Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill (period: 1908-09-12 through 1965-01-24)
• Residence: Blenheim Palace; Dublin
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/94507588
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000120966628 (reason for preferred rank: most complete record); https://isni.org/isni/0000000368634440 (subject named as: Colonel Warden)
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n78085430
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78085430