Winston Churchill (grandson)

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Winston Spencer-Churchill (born October 10, 1940), generally known as Winston Churchill,^[1] is a retired British Conservative Party politician and the grandson of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

Contents 1 Family 2 Political career 3 Recent years 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Family

Churchill was born in London, the son of Pamela Harriman and her first husband Randolph Churchill, the only son of Sir Winston Churchill. His grandfather, Winston, declined the title Duke of London but, had he accepted, Winston Churchill would have been styled Winston Churchill, 3rd Duke of London.

He has been married twice. His first marriage was to Mary ("Minnie") Caroline d'Erlanger, the daughter of banker Sir Gerard John Regis d'Erlanger, in July 1964. The couple had four children:

1. Randolph Spencer Churchill (born 1965)
2. Sandra Spencer Churchill (born 1961)
3. Marina Spencer Churchill (born 1967)
4. Jack Spencer Churchill (born 1975)

However the marriage ended in an acrimonious divorce in 1997 due to his extra-marital relationships, notably with Soraya Khashoggi, former wife of the arms-dealer Adnan Khashoggi. He married Luce Danielson, a Belgian-born jewellery maker, the same year. His mother's will, however, stipulated that he should share his inheritance with his first wife.

[edit] Political career

He was Member of Parliament for the Manchester constituency of Stretford from 1970 until the 1983 general election, when he transferred to the new Davyhulme constituency, which he represented until the seat was abolished for the 1997 general election. Although well-known due to his family history, he never achieved high office. His cousin Nicholas Soames is a serving Conservative Member of Parliament.

In May 1993 he provoked a row by criticising the "relentless flow" of immigrants to Britain from the Indian subcontinent. He was publicly reprimanded by the then-home secretary, Michael Howard. The prime minister, John Major, supported Howard's comments.

He also was the subject of controversy in 1995 when he and his family sold a large archive of papers relating to his grandfather for £13.5m. This was funded by a grant from the newly established National Lottery.

[edit] Recent years

Since leaving Parliament, Churchill has been a sought after speaker on the lecture circuit and has written many articles in support of the fight against Islamic terrorism and the Iraq War. He has also edited a compilation of his grandfather's famous speeches entitled Never Give In.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• "My Grandfather Invented Iraq" by Winston Churchill, from Opinion Journal
• "Churchill on Islamic Fundamentalism"
• "Grandson gathers 'the best' of Winston Churchill's speeches in new book"

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ernest Arthur Davies	Member of Parliament for Stretford 1970–1983	Succeeded by Tony Lloyd
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Davyhulme 1983–1997	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)