Recollections of Winston Churchill, manuscript, n.d.

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Recollections of Winston Churchill, manuscript, n.d.

A manuscript handwritten in pencil recalls a brief encounter in 1890 between the 14 year old Loftus and the 15 year old future British prime minister, Winston Churchill.

1 portfolio (9 leaves); 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6724674

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

Loftus, Cecilia, 1876-1943

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Cecilia Loftus, actress. From the description of Recollections of Winston Churchill, manuscript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466882 ...