Lord Randolph Churchill

The Right Honourable Lord Randolph Churchill
Churchill c. 1883
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 3 August 1886 – 22 December 1886
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	William Vernon Harcourt
Succeeded by	George Goschen
Leader of the House of Commons
In office 3 August 1886 – 14 January 1887
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by	William Henry Smith
Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons
In office 3 August 1886 – 14 January 1887
Overall leader	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	The Earl St Aldwyn
Succeeded by	William Henry Smith
Secretary of State for India
In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	The Earl of Kimberley
Succeeded by	The Earl of Kimberley
Personal details
Born	Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill 13 February 1849 Belgravia, London, England
Died	24 January 1895(1895-01-24) (aged 45) Westminster, London, England
Resting place	St Martin's Church, Bladon
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jennie Jerome ​ (m. 1874)​
Children	Winston Jack
Parents	John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough Lady Frances Anne Vane
Education	Cheam School Eton College
Alma mater	Merton College, Oxford
Profession	Politician
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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill^[a] (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British aristocrat and politician.^[1] Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term 'Tory democracy'.^[2] He participated in the creation of the National Union of the Conservative Party.

He became Secretary of State for India, and later was Chancellor of the Exchequer. As Chancellor, he attracted both admiration and criticism across the political spectrum. Some critics were from his own party, including some of his friends. Eventually, he risked a tactical resignation as Chancellor to try to secure his position on armed forces expenditure, but the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, accepted his resignation and replaced him. This was the "beginning of the end" of Churchill's career.

His elder son was Winston Churchill, who wrote a biography of him in 1906.^[3]

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