ALLIED LEADERS (10): Winston Churchill
once again First Lord of the Admiralty, is the most picturesque figure in British politics. "Winnie" to his friends, he has packed into his 65 years an amazing set of experiences and worn many strange hats. He has been Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Secretary of State for War, for Air and for Colonies, President of the Board of Trade, First Lord of the Admiralty. He has fought in seven Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill,
campaigns as a soldier-with Spanish Forces in Cuba in 1895, with British forces in India, Egypt, Khartoum, South Africa, France. He was taken prisoner by Boers in South Africa, but escaped with a price of £25 on his head, dead or alive. He has lost only one political campaign since 1900. Before he assumed office again on the outbreak of war, Winston Churchill’s only official income was £600 a year as a member of Parliament, but he made £20,000 to £25,000 a year from his books and newspaper articles. His hobbies are painting, brick-laying (he is a member of the union) and collecting caricatures of himself. His "Life of Marlborough," 4 volumes, brought him £20,000; his " World Crisis,’ £30,000. He seems to have been born lucky. During the last war an exploding shell killed everyone in the trench except Lt.-Col. Churchill. He has crashed in a *plane and was aboard one which caught fire. His hats have always been a joke; his face the joy of cartoonists, especially Low. When he assumed office again he was given a pass for Whitehall. " My face is my fortune,’ he said as he tore it up. Churchill is the man Hitler is said to fear most of all. His energy is dynamic; his foresight extraordinary. Churchill has always refused honours. He is an uncle of the present Duke of Marlborough, His film actress daughter Diana married Duncan Sandys, M.P.; his only son, Randolph, is in the House of Commons.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 29, 12 January 1940, Page 2
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328ALLIED LEADERS (10): Winston Churchill New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 29, 12 January 1940, Page 2
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