This article is about the son of Winston Churchill. For his grandfather, and Winston Churchill's father, see Lord Randolph Churchill.
The Honourable
Randolph Churchill
MBE
Churchill, c. 1941
Member of Parliament for Preston
In office 29 September 1940 – 5 July 1945
Serving with Edward Cobb
Preceded by
Adrian Moreing
Succeeded by
John William Sunderland
Personal details
Born
Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill
(1911-05-28)28 May 1911 London, England
Died
6 June 1968(1968-06-06) (aged 57) East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
Resting place
St Martin's Church, Bladon
Political party
Conservative
Spouses
Pamela Digby
(m. 1939; div. 1946)
June Osborne
(m. 1948; div. 1961)
Children
Winston Churchill
Arabella Churchill
Parents
Winston Churchill
Clementine Hozier
Education
Eton College
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Profession
Journalist
soldier
Military service
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1938–1961
Rank
Major
Unit
4th Queen's Own Hussars Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
Battles/wars
Second World War
Western Desert campaign
World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Major Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer Churchill[a]MBE (28 May 1911 – 6 June 1968) was an English journalist, writer and politician.
The only son of future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine, Randolph was brought up to regard himself as his father's political heir, although their relations became strained in later years. In the 1930s, he stood unsuccessfully for Parliament a number of times, causing his father embarrassment. He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston at the 1940 Preston by-election. During the Second World War, he served with the SAS in North Africa and with Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Randolph lost his seat in 1945 and was never re-elected to Parliament. Despite his lack of success in politics, Randolph enjoyed a successful career as a writer and journalist. In the 1960s, he wrote the first two volumes of the official life of his father.
Randolph was married and divorced twice. His first wife was Pamela Digby (later Harriman); their son Winston later became a Conservative MP. Throughout his life, Randolph had a reputation for rude drunken behaviour. By the 1960s, his health had collapsed from years of heavy drinking; he outlived his father by only three years.
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