Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 − 24 Januar 1965) wis an Inglis politeecian maist weel-kent for his guideship o the Unitit Kinrick durin Warld War II. Houaniver he wis an officer in the Breetish airmy, a historian, a Nobel Prize-winnin author an an airtist an aw.

The Richt Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA
Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick
In office 26 October 1951 – 6 Aprile 1955
Monarch	George VI Elizabeth II
Depute	Anthony Eden
Precedit bi	Clement Attlee
Succeedit bi	Anthony Eden
In office 10 Mey 1940 – 26 Julie 1945
Monarch	George VI
Depute	Clement Attlee
Precedit bi	Neville Chamberlain
Succeedit bi	Clement Attlee
Leader o the Opposeetion
In office 26 Julie 1945 – 26 October 1951
Monarch	George VI
Prime Meenister	Clement Attlee
Precedit bi	Clement Attlee
Succeedit bi	Clement Attlee
Leader o the Conservative Pairty
In office 9 November 1940 – 6 Aprile 1955
Precedit bi	Neville Chamberlain
Succeedit bi	Anthony Eden
Meenister o Defence
In office 28 October 1951 – 1 Mairch 1952
Precedit bi	Emanuel Shinwell
Succeedit bi	The Earl Alexander o Tunis
In office 10 Mey 1940 – 26 Julie 1945
Precedit bi	The Laird Chatfield
Succeedit bi	Clement Attlee
First Laird o the Admiralty
In office 3 September 1939 – 11 Mey 1940
Prime Meenister	Neville Chamberlain
Precedit bi	The Earl Stanhope
Succeedit bi	A. V. Alexander
In office 24 October 1911 – 25 Mey 1915
Prime Meenister	H. H. Asquith
Precedit bi	Reginald McKenna
Succeedit bi	Arthur Balfour
Chancellor o the Exchequer
In office 6 November 1924 – 4 Juin 1929
Prime Meenister	Stanley Baldwin
Precedit bi	Philip Snowden
Succeedit bi	Philip Snowden
Secretar o State for the Colonies
In office 13 Februar 1921 – 19 October 1922
Prime Meenister	David Lloyd George
Precedit bi	The Viscount Milner
Succeedit bi	The Duke of Devonshire
Secretary of State for Air
In office 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921
Prime Meenister	David Lloyd George
Precedit bi	The Viscoont Weir
Succeedit bi	Frederick Edward Guest
Secretar o State for War
In office 10 Januar 1919 – 13 Februar 1921
Prime Meenister	David Lloyd George
Precedit bi	The Viscoont Milner
Succeedit bi	Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
Meenister o Muneetions
In office 17 Julie 1917 – 10 Januar 1919
Prime Meenister	David Lloyd George
Precedit bi	Christopher Addison
Succeedit bi	The Laird Inverforth
Chancellor o the Duchy o Lancaster
In office 25 Mey 1915 – 25 November 1915
Prime Meenister	H. H. Asquith
Precedit bi	Edwin Samuel Montagu
Succeedit bi	Herbert Samuel
Hame Secretar
In office 19 Februar 1910 – 24 October 1911
Prime Meenister	H. H. Asquith
Precedit bi	Herbert Gladstone
Succeedit bi	Reginald McKenna
Preses o the Buird o Trade
In office 12 Aprile 1908 – 14 Februar 1910
Prime Meenister	H. H. Asquith
Precedit bi	David Lloyd George
Succeedit bi	Sydney Buxton
MP for Woodford
In office 5 Julie 1945 – 15 October 1964
Precedit bi	Constituency Creatit
Succeedit bi	Patrick Jenkin
Personal details
Born	Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill 30 November 1874(1874-11-30) Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Ingland
Dee'd	24 Januar 1965(1965-01-24) (aged 90) Lunnon, Ingland
Restin place	St Martin's Kirk, Bladon
Poleetical pairty	Conservative (1900–04, 1924–64) Liberal (1904–24)
Spoose(s)	Clementine Hozier (m. 1908)
Bairns	Diana Churchill Randolph Churchill Sarah Tuchet-Jesson Marigold Churchill Mary Soames
Parents	Laird Randolph Churchill (faither) Lady Randolph Churchill (mither)
Alma mater	Harrow Schuil Ryal Militar College, Sandhurst
Profession	Member o Pairlament statesman soldier journalist historian author painter lofi producer
Religion	Anglican
Militar service
Service/brainch	Breetish Airmy, Territorial Airmy
Years o service	1895–1900 1902–24
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles/wars	Seicont Boer War, First Warld War

Bairnheid

He wis born in Bleinheim Pailace in 1874, intae a weel-kent faimlie. As a bairn, he was nae guid at the schuilin, an gat intae tribble. He gaed tae Harrow Schuil 1888, an while thare he jynt the Harrow Rifle Corps. Forby thon, while he wis thare he gat guid merks in Inglis an History an wis the schuil fencin kemp.

Breetish Airmy

Efter he left Harrow in 1893, he applee'd tae the Ryal Militar Academy Sandhurst, houaniver it teuk him three shotties for tae git in. Whan he gat in, he graduatit 8t oot a cless o 150, an wis commeesioned as a Seicont Lieutenant in the 4t Queen's Ain Hussars. As an officer in the Breetish airmy, he saw fechtin in Indie, Sudan an in Sooth Africae, durin the Seicont Boer War. Forby thon, he sert on the Wastren Front durin Warld War I.

Politeecal career

In 1900 he wis electit tae be a Member o Pairlament for Oldham as a Conservative. Houaniver in 1904 he becam a Leeberal, an in 1906 becam Member o Pairliament for Manchester North-Wast. In 1911 he becam First Laird o the Admiralty, a poseetion he haudit intae Warld Weir I. He supportit reform sic as naval aviation, oncome o tanks an chyngin frae coal tae ile in the Ryal Navy. Houaniver, efter the Battle o Gallipoli, he resignt an jynt the airmy ance mair serrin on the Wastren Front (see abuin). In 1922 he jynt the Conservatives again, but didna git electit, sae he 1923 he retourt tae the Leeberals but didna git electit but he gat electit in 1924 as an independent in Epping, an the neist year he jynt the Conservatives yit again an wis appyntit thesaurer. In 1929 the Conservatives tint the General Election, an Churchill didna chuise tae try an git reelectit, but he chuist tae stey inrowed in politics.

Seicont Warld War

At the ootbrak o Warld War II, Churchill wis appyntit First Laird o the Admiralty again, siclike he haed been at the ootbrak o WWI. But efter Neville Chamberlain resigned as Prime Meenister, Churchill teuk ower. As Prime Meenister, Breetain faced bein invadit bi Germany. His speeches wis o great inspiration tae the Breetish fowk, mony o thaim aye weel-kent nou. He haed a guid sibness wi Americae that helpit tae git supplies frae thaim, an keepit thaim as allies. Maugre o bein anti-communist, he supportit the Soviet Union durin WWII an gied thaim supplees an wappens. His speeches keepit Breetish fettle up, an he helpit tae guide the kintra's militar wi his generals tae win the war, whan it haed leukit lik Breetain wad be invadit. This makkit him verra popular wi Breetish fowk, an he is conseedered ane o the best orators e'er. Warld War 2 endit lang an lenth in August 1945.

Efter the War

Efter the war, maugre his undeemous popularity, he tint the neist general election. This is jaloused tae be acause the Breetish fowk socht reform efter the war. Houaniver he bid in politics, an wis reelectit as Prime Meenister in 1951. Durin this time, he haed tae deal wi the Mau Mau rebellion an the Malayan Emergency, but aucht unweel halth, he retired as Prime Meenister in 1955. He than spent less time in Pairlament till he retired frae poleetics awthegither in 1964. He dee'd in 1965. Nouadays he is conseedered ane o the best orators, leaders an Breetish fowk e'er.