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Clementine Churchill

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The Baroness Spencer-Churchill

Clementine Churchill in 1915
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In role
26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955
MonarchGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Preceded byViolet Attlee
Succeeded byClarissa Eden
In role
10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byAnne Chamberlain
Succeeded byViolet Attlee
Personal details
Born
Clementine Ogilvy Hozier

(1885-04-01)1 April 1885
Mayfair, London, England
Died12 December 1977(1977-12-12) (aged 92)
Knightsbridge, London, England
Spouse(s)
(m. 1908⁠–⁠1965)
ChildrenDiana Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Sarah Tuchet-Jesson, Lady Audley
Marigold Churchill
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
MotherBlanche Henrietta Hozier
FatherHenry Montague Hozier

Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, GBE (née Hozier; 1 April 1885 – 12 December 1977) was the wife of Winston Churchill. She acted as Chairman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund and was President of the Young Women’s Christian Association War Time Appeal. She was the Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice between 1940 until 1945 and again from 1951 until 1955.[1]

References

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  1. Harrison, Brian (2004). "Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30929. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)