Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer, Lord, 1849 - 1895 (politician)
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- Existence: 1849 - 1895
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Son of 7th Duke of Marlborough and father of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.
Found in 117 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 1890
Telegram from Lord Randolph Churchill (Aix les Bains [France]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] expressing his concern at the news that she has been ill and asking her to send him a telegram informing him of her health.
(Untitled), 17 Apr 1886
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her letter and discussing his future visit to Paris [France] with [Henry] Chaplin and "Tommy" [WH] Trafford. He also reports on WSC's health and enjoyment of a locomotive steam train; a successful speech he has made in Parliament which had pleased the Whigs; and comments about "GOM" [Grand Old Man, William Gladstone] "He is the wickedest old devil any country ever produced".
(Untitled), [Oct] [1875]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill ([Rutland Cottage] Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his success at the races and expressing his pleasure that the baby [WSC] is better.
(Untitled), 05 Jan [1876]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (36 Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he speaks of his sore throat, asks her to write a recommendation for "Kate" and says that he hopes she has answered a letter from MacKenzie Greaves for him.
(Untitled), [06] [Jan] [1876]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (136 Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his illness and wishes her a happy birthday.
(Untitled), 04 Dec 1884
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (SS Rohilla) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including his ill health and the suffering of [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] in the bad weather.
(Untitled), 06 Sep 1885
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill ([Scotland] on the notepaper of the India Office) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including descriptions of those he has met and a request for her opinion about a speech he made [on 4 September]. In a post script Lord Randolph adds that he has informed "C" that his doctor has ordered him to take complete rest.
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1894
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Le Nid, Monte Carlo [Monaco]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] complaining of a cold, speculating on the likelihood that the "stupid old Lords" will not pass the Employers' Liability Bill and thus damage his position in Bradford [Yorkshire], commenting on the "dissolute" lifestyle of Mrs [Lily] Langtry and the huge gambling losses of [5th Lord] Rosslyn [earlier James St Clair-Erskine].
(Untitled), [28] [Nov] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Gunton, Norwich [Norfolk]) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] explaining that due to his sore throat he is leaving Gunton to return to Blenheim and advising her not t listen to people who criticise him.
(Untitled), [20] [Mar] [1874]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Carlton Club [London]) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning an account in her letter of the behaviour of Lord Blandford [later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough]. He recommends a mustard plaster as a remedy for colds; discusses speeches in the House of Commons by [Benjamin] Disraeli [later Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Hughendon] and [William] Gladstone; and asks her to send him details of her ring size.
(Untitled), c 1880
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Hotel Constantinople, Paris [France]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her letters; describing his visit to Pau and the Pyranees, the illness of [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough]; his own illness through indigestion; and discussions he has had with [Sir Henry Drummond] Wolff concerning the leadership of the [Conservative] Party.
(Untitled), 06 Jan [1883]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill ([France] on the notepaper of 2 Connaught Place) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his concern at her illness; meetings with [John] Gorst and [William] Coddington, Conservative MP for Blackburn [Lancashire] and with [Frederick] Hunt, Conservative candidate for Marylebone [London].
(Untitled), 15 Mar 1886
Letter from [Dr] Robson Roose (29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Brighton [Hove, Sussex]) to Lord Randolph Churchill informing him that WSC "is holding his own well, right well" and saying that there is no cause for anxiety for another 12 hours.
(Untitled), 15 Mar 1886
Letter from [Dr] Robson Roose (29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Brighton [Hove, Sussex]) to Lord Randolph Churchill in which he says that they have had "a very anxious night" , details WSC's condition and says that he hopes that WSC will recover.
(Untitled), [17] [Mar] [1886]
Letter from [Dr] Robson Roose (29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Brighton [Hove, Sussex]) to Lord Randolph Churchill in which he gives a good account of WSC's recovery and recommends "the avoidance of chill, rest and quiet" and says that he has confidence in [Dr Joseph] Rutter.
(Untitled), [17] [Mar] [1886]
Letter from [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] (46 Grosvenor Square [London]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] expressing sympathy for her anxiety over WSC, saying that she has seen "R" [Lord Randolph Churchill] and that she hopes that [Elizabeth] Everest will be "sensible" and not excite WSC.
Will of Lord Randolph Churchill, 1883 - 1895
Includes later codicil and typed transcript.
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