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Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) #867231

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Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) #867231
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Sir Winston Churchill was the eldest son of the aristocrat Lord Randolph Churchill, born on 30th November 1874. He is best known for his stubborness yet courageous leadership as Prime Minister for Great Britain when he led the British people from the brink of defeat during World War II.

Following his graduation from the Royal Military College in Sandhurst he was commissioned in the Forth Hussars in February 1895. As a war correspondent he was captured during the Boer War. After his escape he became a National Hero. Ten month later he was elected as a member of the Conservative Party. In 1904 he joined the Liberal Party where he became the president of the Board of Trade.

It was in 1910 he became Home Secretary where he worked with David Lloyd George. In 1911 he left the Home Office and became first Lord of the Admiralty. His career was almost destroyed as a result of the unsuccessful Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. He was forced to resign from the Admiralty. However, he returned to Government as the Minister of Munition in 1917. In this year he joined the coalition party in which he was a member until it collapsed in 1922 when for two years he was out of Parliament. He returned to the conservative government in 1924 and was given the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer. For ten years during the depression Churchill was denied cabinet office. His backing and support for King Edward VIII during his abdication were frowned upon by the national government. However ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Overall good condition.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1960</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Bernard Hailstone (1910-1987)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Modern</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on board</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on board</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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