He was in this position when World War I began in 1914. His plan worked, and he became Home Secretary in 1910 and First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911. In 1904, he left the Conservative party to join the Liberals, in part in hopes of gaining stature faster as they were quickly coming to power. He also served as a war correspondent and was taken prisoner in South Africa during the Boer Wars. He was at the Battle of Khartoum in 1898. Winston entered the British Army as a cavalry officer in 1895. The family home was called ‘Chartwell’ in Kent. They had five children, Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold, and Mary. Winston proposed to Clementine on 10 August 1908 and they were married on 12 September 1908. They met again at a social affair in 1908 and their romance began. Winston met Clementine Ogilvy Hozier in 1904. There remained for me only to pursue his aims and vindicate his memory." With his father’s early death in 1895, Winston had the belief: “He too would die young, so should be quick about making his mark on the world.” Īll of his life, Winston suffered from bouts of depression, which he termed “Black Dog”. He said of his relationship with his father, "All my dreams of comradeship were ended. He had no idea that Winston would far surpass him in the political realm. His father was not fond of Winston, seeing little future for him. The boys, Winston and brother John, in the early years, rarely saw their father. Early Yearsīorn November 30, 1874, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was the first born son of Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jeanette Jerome at Blenheim Castle in Oxfordshire, the home built for his ancestor, John Churchill, when he was made Duke of Marlborough in 1702 after his efforts for the crown during the War of the Spanish Secession.
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