Winston Churchill (Cavalier)

The Honourable

Sir Winston Churchill

FRS
Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill
Born(1620-04-18)18 April 1620
Died26 March 1688(1688-03-26) (aged 67)
NationalityEnglish
Noble familyChurchill
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Drake
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(m. 1648)​
Issue11, including:
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
George Churchill
Charles Churchill
Arabella Churchill
ParentsSir John Churchill
Sarah Winston
OccupationSoldier, historian, politician
Coat of arms: sable a lion rampant argent on a canton of the second a cross gules.[1]

Sir Winston Churchill FRS (18 April 1620 – 26 March 1688), known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, historian, and politician.[2] He was the father of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and a direct ancestor and eponym of Sir Winston Churchill, who served as British prime minister in the 20th century during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.747.
  2. ^ Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1887). "Churchill, Winston" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 342.