Winston Churchill
(1874-1965), Prime MinisterSir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 224 portraits
Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, his family's estate. After serving in the army, he entered parliament in 1900 and was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911. Held responsible for the failure of the Dardanelles expedition, he resigned in 1915. He saw active service in World War I, before returning to ministerial office in 1917. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, he returned Britain to the gold standard, which led to the General Strike of 1926. He resigned in 1931, opposing his party's policy of self-government for India. He consistently opposed appeasement with Hitler, and challenged Chamberlain's leadership in 1940, succeeding him as Prime Minister to become Britain's greatest war-time leader.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
by Sem Presser
Modern gelatin silver print, 1946
NPG x202619
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by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, December 1947
NPG x189235
Sarah Churchill; Winston Churchill
by Planet News
bromide press print, 21 May 1948
NPG x184313
published by R.A. (Postcards) Ltd.
bromide postcard print, circa 1949
NPG x198142
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136854
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136855
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136856
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136857
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136858
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136859
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136860
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136861
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136862
Winston Churchill at the Royal Society of Arts
by Howard Coster
vintage snapshot print, circa 1950
NPG Ax136863
(Helen) Violet Bonham Carter (née Asquith), Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury; Winston Churchill
by Sefton Samuels
bromide print, October 1951
NPG x129511
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, September 1951
NPG x45172
Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier), Baroness Spencer-Churchill; Winston Churchill
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, September 1951
NPG x45178
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, September 1951
NPG x45180
Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon; Winston Churchill
by International News Photos
vintage print, 17 December 1951
NPG x184363
by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, September 1951
NPG x45179
by International News Photos
vintage print, 14 August 1952
NPG x182302
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1953
NPG x166547
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1953
NPG x6133
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1953
NPG x6134
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1953
NPG x6135
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1953
NPG x6136
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1953
NPG x6137
by International News Photos
bromide print, 13 February 1953
NPG x194027
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 June 1953
NPG x199326
by Elsbeth R. Juda
bromide contact sheet, 17 October 1954
NPG x132437
Kathleen Frances ('Katharine') Sutherland (née Barry); Graham Sutherland; Winston Churchill
by Elsbeth R. Juda
contact sheet, October 1954
NPG x45729
Related People
- Clarissa Eden (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess of Avon (niece)
- Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (father)
- Arabella Churchill (granddaughter)
- Diana Churchill (Mrs Bailey, later Mrs Sandys) (daughter)
- Jeanette ('Jennie') Churchill (née Jerome), Lady Randolph Churchill (mother)
- John George Spencer Churchill (nephew)
- Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill (son)
- Sarah Churchill (daughter)
- Winston Spencer Churchill (grandson)
- Rosamond Jane Frances (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady de Ramsey (aunt)
- Georgiana Elizabeth (née Spencer-Churchill), Countess Howe (aunt)
- John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (grandfather)
- Frances Anne Emily Churchill (née Vane), Duchess of Marlborough (grandmother)
- George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough (uncle)
- Giles Samuel Bertram Romilly (nephew)
- Anne Emily (née Spencer-Churchill), Duchess of Roxburghe (aunt)
- Mary (née Spencer-Churchill), Baroness Soames (daughter)
- Emma Mary Soames (granddaughter)
- Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier), Baroness Spencer-Churchill (wife)
- Fanny Octavia Louisa (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Tweedmouth (aunt)
- Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson (née Spencer-Churchill) (aunt)
- Cornelia Henrietta Maria (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Wimborne (aunt)
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