Lord Randolph Churchill Politician

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill PC (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British statesman. He was the third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Lady Frances Vane. He was the father of Winston Churchill, the future wartime Prime Minister, who wrote his father's first major biography.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 13, 1849
Birth place	London , Belgravia
Date of death	January 24, 1895
Place of death	London
Education	Merton College Oxford
Spouse	Lady Randolph Churchill
Children	Winston Churchill John Strange Spencer-Churchill
Profession	Politician

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Office holder

office	Secretary of State for India
party	Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
successor	George Goschen 1st Viscount Goschen William Henry Smith (1825–1891)