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Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer, 1849-1895 (politician)

 Person

Biography

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1849-95), Conservative statesman; third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough; M.P. for Woodstock, 1874-85, and for South Paddington, 1885-94; Secretary of State for India, 1885-86, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1886; and father of Sir Winston Churchill.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from James Corry to Lord Randolph Churchill, 31 July 1877

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9271/4/108
Scope and Contents

He has sounded out Mayor of Belfast; if Marlborough offered him an honour, Mayor would not refuse it; he has been 'a steady and active friend to party not only in Belfast but neighbouring counties.'

Dates: 31 July 1877
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough: Political Papers / Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, 1878 (Circa, undated)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9271/4/104
Scope and Contents

Report of Bentinck's views: Bentinck thinks Marlborough was deliberately snubbed on University question; Beaconsfield's conduct was similar to that in Connaught matter; if Marlborough did not resign, he was likely to be dismissed in autumn; no successor would be appointed until after Duke of Connaught's wedding; if Marlborough resigned, his position in Ireland and England would be perfectly intelligible

Dates: 1878 (Circa, undated)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough: Political Papers / Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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Letters to Mary Jeune, 1885 - 1893

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/3
Scope and Contents Letters to Mary Jeune [earlier Mary Stanley, later Lady St Helier] and also to Francis Jeune [later 1st Lord St Helier], from: Joseph Chamberlain, sympathising with her on an accident, on the importance of the forthcoming General Election, 1885, and his depression about the amount of speaking involved and the improved health and forthcoming marriage of Sir Charles Dilke; Lord Randolph Churchill on subjects including his sudden departure abroad following his break with the Conservatives,...
Dates: 1885 - 1893
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell / Lady Spencer-Churchill's correspondence and personal papers
 Series

Lord Randolph Churchill: sheet of sketches drawn at a sitting of the Royal Commission on Naval and Military Administration, Nov. 1888

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8856/115
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: Nov. 1888
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous accessions, 1991-2000
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"Reflections on WSC's position and prospects as based upon his Father's life", 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/23
Scope and Contents

Paper written by Churchill's aunt, Cornelia, Lady Wimborne, on his character and political future, and her memories of his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, and the beginning of the Primrose League. Also includes a letter from Churchill to Lady Wimborne (not sent) on how her son, 1st Lord Wimborne [earlier Ivor Guest] had dropped out of politics after the war, defending himself for not securing Lord Wimborne a political position and explaining his hurt at the breach between them.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell / Lady Spencer-Churchill's correspondence and personal papers
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Typed copy of a letter from Lady Randolph Churchill to "Snippy", Leonie, Lady Leslie about the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill, 1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Subjects covered by the material in this section include: Chartwell; Russia and CSC's visit in 1945; work in WSC's Essex constituency, Wanstead and Woodford; and the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA).

Dates: 1886
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell / Lady Spencer-Churchill's correspondence and personal papers

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