Randolph churchill biography winston churchill

British politician (1849–1895)

For his grandson, see Randolph Churchill.

Randolph churchill biography winston churchill

For the biography, see Lord Randolph Churchill (book).

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.

In 1886 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, effectively ending Churchill's career.

His elder son was Winston Churchill, who wrote