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     Lord Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill was born on 2 February 1846.¹ He was the son of Sir John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane.¹ He died on 5 August 1850 at age 4.¹
     Lord Frederick John Winston Spencer-Churchill was also known as Frederick John Winston Spencer Churchill.

     Jennie Jerome was born on 9 January 1854 at New York, U.S.A..² She was the daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall.¹ She married, firstly, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill, son of Sir John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, on 15 April 1874 at The British Embassy, Paris, France.¹ She married, secondly, Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West, son of William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West and Mary FitzPatrick, on 28 July 1900.¹ She and Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West were divorced in 1913.¹ She married, thirdly, Montague Phippen Porch on 1 June 1918.¹ She died on 29 June 1921 at age 67.¹
     Jennie Jerome was also known as Jeanette.² From 15 April 1874, her married name became Spencer-Churchill.¹ From 28 July 1900, her married name became Cornwallis-West. She was invested as a Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.).¹ From 1 June 1918, her married name became Porch. She was decorated with the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.).¹

     Leonard Jerome was born in 1818.² He was the son of Isaac Jerome and Aurora Murray.² He married Clarissa Hall, daughter of Ambrose Hall and Clarissa Wilcox, in 1849.² He died in 1891.²
     Leonard Jerome lived at New York City, New York, U.S.A..¹

     Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West was born on 14 November 1874.² He was the son of William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West and Mary FitzPatrick.² He married, firstly, Jennie Jerome, daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall, on 28 July 1900.¹ He and Jennie Jerome were divorced in 1913.¹ He married, secondly, Beatrice Stella Tanner, daughter of John Tanner, on 6 April 1914.² He married, thirdly, Georgette (?) on 15 April 1940.² He died on 1 April 1951 at age 76, without issue.¹
     Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West fought in the Boer War.² He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Scots Guards.² He fought in the First World War.²

     Montague Phippen Porch married Jennie Jerome, daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall, on 1 June 1918.¹ He died on 9 November 1964.¹
     Montague Phippen Porch lived at Nigeria.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was the son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jennie Jerome.¹ He married Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, on 12 September 1908.¹ He died on 24 January 1965 at age 90.¹
     Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1895 in the service of the 4th Hussars.¹ He fought in the campaign in Cuba in 1895.¹ He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1897, in the Malakand Field Force, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898.¹ He fought in the Tirah Campaign in 1898.¹ He wrote the book The River War, published 1899.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900 at South Africa, where he was captured, held as a POW, and then escaped.¹ He wrote the book Savrola, published 1900.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Oldenham between October 1900 and January 1906.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office between 1905 and 1908.¹ He wrote the book Lord Randolph Churchill, published 1906.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for North-West Manchester between June 1906 and April 1908.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1907.¹ He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1908 and 1910.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal then Coalition Liberal) for Dundee between May 1908 and October 1922.¹ He held the office of Home Secretary between 1910 and 1911.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1911 and 1915.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between May 1915 and November 1915.¹ He held the office of Minister for Munitions between 1917 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for War and Air between 1919 and 1921.¹ He held the office of President of the Army Council between 1919 and 1921.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1921 and 1922.¹ He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1922.¹ He wrote the book The World Crisis, published between 1923 and 1929, in four volumes.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1924 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Constitutional, then Conservative) for Epping between October 1924 and June 1945.¹ He wrote the book My Early Life, published 1930.¹ He wrote the book Marlborough, His Life and Times, published between 1933 and 1938, in four volumes.¹ He wrote the book Great Contemporaries, published 1937.¹ He was a member of the War Cabinet between 1939 and 1940.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between September 1939 and May 1940.¹ He held the office of Minister of Defence between 10 May 1940 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between 10 May 1940 and July 1945.¹ He held the office of Leader of the Opposition between 1945 and 1951.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Woodford between July 1945 and October 1964.¹ He was decorated with the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 1946.¹ He wrote the book The Second World War, published between 1948 and 1954, in six volumes.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1949.¹ He held the office of Minister of Defence between October 1951 and January 1952.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between October 1951 and April 1955.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1953.¹ He was decorated with the Nobel Prize (in Literature) in 1953, for his six volume Second World War. He wrote the book History of the English Speaking Peoples, published between 1956 and 1958, in four volumes.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill was born on 1 April 1885.³ She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy.^3,1 She married Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jennie Jerome, on 12 September 1908.¹ She died on 12 December 1977 at age 92.⁴
     From 12 September 1908, her married name became Churchill. She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1946.¹ She was also known as Dame Clementine Spencer-Churchill as of 1946.⁴ She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.).¹ She was created Baroness Spencer-Churchill, of Chartwell in the County of Kent [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 May 1965.⁴

     Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier was born on 20 March 1838.² He was the son of James Hozier and Catherine Margaret Feilden.² He married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, daughter of Sir David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie and Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley, on 28 September 1873.³ He died on 28 February 1907 at age 68.³
     Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier fought in the Second Chinese War in 1857.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 3rd Dragoon Guards.³ He fought in the Abyssinian War.² He fought in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, attached to the Prussian Army.² He was decorated with the Knight's Iron Cross (German).² He fought in the Franco-Prussian War between 1870 and 1871, as Assistant Military Attaché.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He lived at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²

     Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill was born on 28 May 1911.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby, daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby of Dorset and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce, on 4 October 1939.³ He and Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby were divorced in 1946.³ He married, secondly, June Osborne, daughter of Colonel Rex Hamilton Osborne, on 2 November 1948.³ He and June Osborne were divorced in 1961. He died on 6 June 1968 at age 57.¹
     Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill was also known as Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He gained the rank of Major in 1939 in the service of the 4th Hussars.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Preston between September 1940 and June 1945.³ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of British Mission to the Yugoslav Army of National Liberation.³ He wrote the book The Six Days War, published between 1960 and 1968, as coauthor.³ He wrote the book The Rise and Fall of Sir Anthony Eden.³ He wrote the book Lord Derby, King of Lancashire.³ He wrote the book The Fight for the Tory Leadership.³ He wrote the book Winston S. Churchill: Volume I, Youth 1874-1900.³ He wrote the book Winston S. Churchill: Volume II, Young Statesman 1901-1914.³ He wrote the book Twenty-One Years.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby was born on 20 March 1920. She was the daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby of Dorset and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill, son of Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, on 4 October 1939.¹ She and Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill were divorced in 1946.¹ She married, secondly, Leland Hayward, son of William Hayward and Sarah Ireland, on 4 May 1960 at Carson City, Nevada, U.S.A..² She married, thirdly, William Averell Harriman, son of Edward Henry Harriman and Mary Williamson Averell, circa 1971.² She died on 4 February 1997 at age 76 at Paris, France, from a stroke. She was buried at Arden Farm Graveyard, Arden, New York, U.S.A..²
     From 4 October 1939, her married name became Churchill.¹ From 4 May 1960, her married name became Hayward.² From circa 1971, her married name became Harriman.