Major Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill, MBE (May 28, 1911 – June 6, 1968) was the son of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill Baroness Spencer-Churchill, GBE, CStJ (née Hozier; 1 April 1885 &ndash 12 December

Early life and family

He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford and became a journalist. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Not to be confused with Christchurch, a city in New Zealand. Christ Church (Ædes Christi the temple or house of Christ and thus sometimes known as In 1931 he shared Edward James' house in London with John Betjeman. Edward William Frank James (1907&ndash1984 was a British Poet known for his Patronage of the surrealist art movement London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sir John Betjeman, CBE ( 28 August 1906 &ndash 19 May 1984 was an English poet writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who

He was married twice; his first marriage, to the well-known socialite The Honourable Pamela Digby, later and better known as Pamela Harriman, produced a son, Winston Churchill, who became a Member of Parliament, and by his second marriage - to June Osborne - he had a daughter, Arabella Churchill. Pamela Churchill Harriman ( 20 March 1920 &ndash 5 February 1997) was an English-born Socialite who was married and linked to important Winston Spencer-Churchill (born October 10, 1940) generally known as Winston Churchill, is a retired British Conservative Party Arabella Spencer-Churchill ( 30 October 1949 &ndash 20 December 2007) was an English charity founder festival co-founder and fundraiser He was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Preston from 1940 to 1945. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Preston is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

World War II

During World War II, Churchill served with his father's old regiment, the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, and was attached for a time to the newly formed Special Air Service (SAS), joining their CO, David Stirling, on a number of missions behind enemy lines in the Libyan Desert. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling DSO OBE (15 November 1915 - 4 November 1990 was a Scottish Laird, Mountaineer, World He also went on a military/diplomatic mission to Yugoslavia in 1944, part of the British support for the Partisans during that civil war. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian He and Evelyn Waugh narrowly escaped capture/death when the Germans undertook Operation Rösselsprung, and had paratroops and glider-borne storm troops attack the Partisan headquarters where they were staying. Arthur Evelyn St John Waugh (ˈiːvlɪn ˈwɔː (28 October 1903 &ndash 10 April 1966 was an English Writer, best known for such darkly humorous and The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans, ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene: Partizani An outcome was a formidable report detailing Tito's persecution of the clergy. It was "buried" by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden (who also attempted to discredit Waugh) to save diplomatic embarrassment as Tito was then seen as a required ally of Britain and an official "friend". Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 &ndash 14 January 1977 was a British Conservative Politician

Politics

Randolph Churchill's political career (and that of his son) was not as successful as Sir Winston's or his grandfather's (Lord Randolph Churchill). In the 1935 general election he stood as an Independent Conservative, marking a temporary breach with his father's politics. Results |} Total votes cast 20991488 All parties shown Conservatives include Ulster Unionists Seats won by the Independent Labour Party (ILP are He also stood in a by-election at Ross and Cromarty opposed to the National Government candidacy of Malcolm MacDonald. The Ross and Cromarty by-election 1936 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Ross and Cromarty held Ross and Cromarty was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983 In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all UK major political parties. Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Preston during the war (1940-45) to fill a vacancy, but lost his seat in the 1945 general election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Preston is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory He stood for parliament on many other occasions, and was defeated at each – including losing to future Labour leader Michael Foot at Plymouth Devonport in the 1951 general election. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Michael Mackintosh Foot (born 23 July 1913 is a British politician and writer Plymouth Devonport is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline ^[1]

Randolph was often portrayed as the black sheep of the Churchill family - irascible, bad-tempered, spoiled by his father, and with a serious drinking problem. But he inherited his father's literary flair, and carved out a career for himself as a successful writer. He started the official biography of his father in 1966, but had only finished the second volume by the time of his death in 1968. It was posthumously completed by Sir Martin Gilbert. Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE, DLitt (born October 25, 1936) is a British Historian and the author of over eighty books He wrote an autobiography, Twenty-One Years.

His father declined a peerage, that of Duke of London, at the end of World War II, so as to not compromise his son's chances of a political career, since by 1911 it had become traditional for British Prime Ministers to come from the lower house of Parliament (the House of Commons). The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords If Sir Winston Churchill had accepted a peerage (even near death), his son would have automatically been forced to move to the House of Lords on his father's death: Randolph would then have been styled 2nd Duke of London. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" (In 1963, hereditary peers were allowed to disclaim their titles, although the only peer to do so and become Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home — previously the 14th Earl of Home — served very briefly in that office. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British The title Earl of Home (pronounced "Hume" was created in 1605 in the Peerage of Scotland for Alexander Home of that Ilk who was already the 6th Lord Home )

Death

Randolph Churchill died of a heart attack in 1968, aged 57. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He is buried with his parents and siblings at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. St Martin's Church in Bladon near Woodstock, Oxfordshire is the Anglican Parish church of Bladon-with-Woodstock Woodstock is a small Town in Oxfordshire, England which is home to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where

Works

• What I Said About the Press (1957)
• The Rise and Fall of Sir Anthony Eden (1959)
• Lord Derby: King of Lancashire (1960)
• The Fight for the Tory Leadership (1964)
• Youth, 1874–1900 (1966, Biography of his father)
• Young Statesman, 1901–1914 (1967, Biography of his father)

Notes

1. ^ UK general election results, 1951

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page