Jeanette (Jerome) Churchill CI (1854 - 1921)

Born 9 Jan 1854 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY

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Wife of George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West — married 28 Jul 1900 (to Apr 1914) in St. George Hanover Square, London, England

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Died 9 Jun 1921 in London, Middlesex, England

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Jennie Jerome was born in 1854 at 426 Henry Street in Brooklyn.

She was considered the "the beauty" of the Jerome sisters.

With her family wealthy, she was able to travel. While in England, Jennie met Lord Randolph Churchill on the Isle of Wight. Three days later he proposed to Jennie and she accepted. Their parents were informed four days later. Jennie married Lord Churchill on April 1874.

Their first child born was named Winston Leonard Churchill and born Nov. 30, 1874 at Blenheim Castle in Oxfordshire, an ancestral home.

Their second son was named John Strange Spencer Churchill (Feb. 4, 1880 - Feb. 23, 1947. Earlier he was referred by Winston as a ‘baby’. His Nickname: 'Jack'. John married Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie Nov 20, 1885 - July 7, 1941. They had 3 children.

Graceful, witty, and charming, Jennie Jerome Churchill was an immediate success in British high society. However, her marriage with Lord Churchill was not a happy one. She had many affairs and lovers. Her husband died in 1895.

After 1895 Jennie started editing a short-lived literary magazine and writing several books and plays.

Jennie's famous sayings: “There is no such thing as a moral dress – it’s the people who are moral or immoral,” and “Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.”

Jennie very helped with social contacts and influence to assist her son, Winston in the political field.

Jennie also had a snake tattooed on her wrist. In the late 1890s, tattooing was very expensive and people paid large sums of money for personal designs placed on themselves. It was popular with aristocrats, including women.

After John’s death in 1895, Jennie married George Cornwallis-West in 1900, called 'the handsomest man in England’, a Guards officer who was only two weeks older than Winston, then divorced him eleven years later to marry Montagu Porch in 1918 living contentedly with him until her death in 1921.

Jennie in 1921 was in Africa, she fell down a flight of stairs in which her ankle was broken. It did not heal correctly and gangrene set in and the left leg had to be amputated. She was back home in London when a hemorrhage of an artery in her thigh occurred and she died.

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[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See The Peerage for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

JENNIE JEROME

F, #106192, b. 9 January 1854, d. 29 June 1921.
Last Edit 10 Jul 2011

Jennie was born on 09 January 1854 at New York, U.S.A. She was the daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall.

She first married Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill, son of John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough and Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane, on 15 April 1874 at The British Embassy, Paris, France.1

She next married Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West, son of William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West and Mary FitzPatrick, on 28 July 1900. They divorced in 1913.1

Her third marriage was to Montague Phippen Porch on 1 June 1918. She died on 29 June 1921 at age 67 at London, England.

From 28 July 1900, her married name became Cornwallis-West. She was invested as a Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.St.J.).1

From 1 June 1918, her married name became Porch. She was decorated with the award of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.).1

Children of Jennie Jerome and Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill:

Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill b. 30 Nov 1874, d. 24 January 1965 at age 90.

Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S1122] Peerage News, online <http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/>. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.[S18]
Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), G. H. L. Le May, ‘Churchill , Jeanette [Lady Randolph Churchill] (1854–1921), rev., accessed 30 Nov 2010. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.[S8] See. [S8]

Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S1122] Peerage News, online <http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/>. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West
M, #106194, b. 14 November 1874, d. 1 April 1951
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Major George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West was born on 14 November 1874.2 He was the son of William Cornwallis Cornwallis-West and Mary Fitzpatrick.

He married, firstly, Jennie Jerome, daughter of Leonard Jerome and Clarissa Hall, on 28 July 1900.1

He and Jennie Jerome were divorced in 1913.

Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S37] Volume 1, page 1076. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Montague Phippen Porch;
b. 1877, d. 9 November 1964

Montague Phippen Porch was born in 1877. He married Jennie Jerome, on 1 June 1918. He died on 9 November 1964. He was a Colonial official, and lived at Nigeria.1

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[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as.

Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill b. 30 November 1874, d. 24 January 1965
Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill; Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. He was the son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchilland Jennie Jerome. He married Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozierand Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, on 12 September 1908 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England. He died on 24 January 1965 at age 90 at 28 Hyde Park Gate, London, England.

He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England. He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1895 in the service of the 4th Hussars. He fought in the campaign in Cuba in 1895. He fought in the North-West Frontier in 1897, in the Malakand Field Force, where he was mentioned in dispatches. He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1898. He fought in the Tirah Campaign in 1898.

He wrote the book The River War, published 1899. He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900 at South Africa, where he was captured, held as a POW, and then escaped. He wrote the book Savrola, published 1900.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Oldham between October 1900 and January 1906. He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office between 1905 and 1908. He wrote the book Lord Randolph Churchill, published 1906.

He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for North-West Manchester between June 1906 and April 1908. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1907. He held the office of President of the Board of Trade between 1908 and 1910. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal then Coalition Liberal) for Dundee between May 1908 and October 1922. He held the office of Home Secretary between 1910 and 1911. He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1911 and 1915. He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between May 1915 and November 1915. He held the office of Minister for Munitions between 1917 and 1919. He held the office of Secretary of State for War and Air between 1919 and 1921. He held the office of President of the Army Council between 1919 and 1921. He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1921 and 1922. He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1922. He wrote the book The World Crisis, published between 1923 and 1929, in four volumes.

He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1924 and 1929. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Constitutional, then Conservative) for Epping between October 1924 and June 1945. He wrote the book My Early Life, published 1930. He wrote the book Marlborough, His Life and Times, published between 1933 and 1938, in four volumes. He wrote the book Great Contemporaries, published 1937.

He was a member of the War Cabinet between 1939 and 1940. He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between September 1939 and May 1940. He held the office of Minister of Defence between 10 May 1940 and 1945. He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between 10 May 1940 and July 1945. He held the office of Leader of the Opposition between 1945 and 1951. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Woodford between July 1945 and October 1964. He was decorated with the award of the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 1946. He wrote the book The Second World War, published between 1948 and 1954, in six volumes. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1949. He held the office of Minister of Defence between October 1951 and January 1952. He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between October 1951 and April 1955. He was decorated with the award of the Nobel Prize (in Literature) in 1953, for his six volume Second World War. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1953. He wrote the book History of the English Speaking Peoples, published between 1956 and 1958, in four volumes.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Children of Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Clementine OgilvyHozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill

Diana Churchill, b. 11 Jul 1909, d. 19 Oct 1963
Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill, b. 28 May 1911, d. 6 Jun 1968
Sarah Millicent Hermione Churchill6 b. 7 Oct 1914, d. 24 Sep 1982
Marigold Frances Churchill, b. 15 Nov 1918, d. 23 Aug 1921Mary Churchill, b. 15 Sep 1922


Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as [S8][S130] Wikipedia, online <http://www.wikipedia.org> Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), Paul Addison, ‘Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874–1965). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.[S77] Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), reference: Churchill, Winston. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.[S8] See. [S8]

Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill
b. 1 April 1885, d. 12 December 1977
Clementine, Baroness Spencer-Churchill; Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill was born on 1 April 1885 at 75 Grosvenor Street, London, England. She was the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy.

She married Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, son of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill and Jennie Jerome, on 12 September 1908 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.1 She died on 12 December 1977 at age 92 at 7 Princes Gate, Westminster, London, England.
She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1946. She was also known as Dame Clementine Spencer-Churchill as of 1946. She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.). She was created Baroness Spencer-Churchill, of Chartwell in the County of Kent [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 May 1965.

Children of Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill and Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill:

Diana Churchill, b. 11 Jul 1909, d. 19 Oct 1963
Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill, b. 28 May 1911, d. 6 Jun 1968
Sarah Millicent Hermione Churchill, b. 7 Oct 1914, d. 24 Sep 1982.
Marigold Frances Churchill, b. 15 Nov 1918, d. 23 Aug 1921
Mary Churchill, b. 15 Sep 1922

Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection." [S3262] Catheirne Evans, "re: Knox family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 28 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Knox Family."[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), Brian Harrison, ‘Churchill, Clementine Ogilvy Spencer- , Baroness Spencer-Churchill (1885–1977)’. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.[S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 204. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.[S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.[S8] See. [S8]

Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier b. 20 March 1838, d. 28 February 1907
Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier was born on 20 March 1838. He was the son of James Hozier and Catherine Margaret Feilden. He married Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy, daughter of David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie and Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley, on 28 September 1873. He died on 28 February 1907 at age 68. He fought in the Second Chinese War in 1857. He fought in the Abyssinian War. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. He fought in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, attached to the Prussian Army. He was decorated with the award of the Knight's Iron Cross (German). He fought in the Franco-Prussian War between 1870 and 1871, as Assistant Military Attaché. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).1 He lived at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2

Children of Colonel Sir Henry Montague Hozier and Lady Henrietta Blanche Ogilvy

Kitty Ogilvy Hozier, b. 15 Apr 1883, d. 5 Mar 1900;
Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, b. 1 Apr 1885, d. 12 Dec 1977
Lieutenant William Ogilvy Hozier, b. 2 Apr 1888;
Margaret Nelly Ogilvy Hozier, b. 3 Apr 1888, d. 1 Feb 1955

Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 204. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage. [S8] See. [S8]

Major Hon. Randolph Frederick Edward Churchill, b. 28 May 1911, d. 6 June 1968. He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, Baroness Spencer-Churchill. His first wife was Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby, daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby of Geashill and Hon. Constance Pamela Alice Bruce, on 4 October 1939. They divorced in 1946.
His second marriage was to June Osborne, daughter of Colonel Rex Hamilton Osborne, on 2 November 1948. They divorced in 1961. He died on 6 June 1968 at age 57.

Citations

[S8] Volume 2, page 1868. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8][S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."[S8] See. [S8][S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Frederick Edward. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

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