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   Who was William Churchill's son?

   • William’s son, William T. Jerome, Jr. (1890-1952), a distinguished Vermont lawyer and state’s attorney and a second cousin of Churchill, actually had a closer relationship with Churchill than his father. Whenever Churchill visited the United States, he always contacted Jerome, Jr., and their two wives, Clementine and Hope, were also good friends.

   Churchill and His Jerome Relations

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   Is James Jerome related to William Churchill?

   • James’s older brother William, who later became president of Bowling Green State University in Ohio, served stateside with Army Intelligence but did not see combat. James and William and their male descendants are the only American Jeromes to carry on the paternal family name of Churchill’s mother, Jennie Jerome.

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   Who was Winston Churchill's best friend?

   • Whenever Churchill visited the United States, he always contacted Jerome, Jr., and their two wives, Clementine and Hope, were also good friends. Two letters from Churchill to William Jerome, Jr. are known.

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   Why did Winston Churchill go to New York?

   • Winston Churchill loved to brag that both his maternal grandparents had American officer ancestors in the Revolutionary War. A knack for profitmaking led Jerome to New York City in 1850, where he and brother Lawrence invested and helped run an early telegraph enterprise. It flourished and rapidly sold for a big profit.

   The Fabulous Leonard Jerome: Churchill’s “Fierce” American Roots

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leonard_JeromeLeonard Jerome - Wikipedia

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   Leonard Walter Jerome (November 3, 1817 – March 3, 1891) [1] was an American financier in Brooklyn, New York, and the maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill . Early life. Leonard Jerome was born in Pompey in Onondaga County, New York, on November 3, 1817.

3. winstonchurchill.org › leonard-jeromeThe Fabulous Leonard Jerome: Churchill’s “Fierce” American ...

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   Aug 28, 2017 · Winston Churchill once observed about a photo of his grandfather Leonard Jerome that he was “very fierce.” “I’m the only tame one they’ve produced,” he said modestly. 1 Jerome, like his grandson, spent a lifetime beating the odds. Despite an historic disdain for hereditary aristocracy, Americans love to create their own—if transitory—nobility.

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5. winstonchurchill.org › resources › genealogyChurchill and His Jerome Relations

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   Feb 12, 2009 · His great grandfather, Lawrence Jerome (1820-1888), and Churchill’s grandfather, Leonard Jerome (1818-1891), were brothers, well-known for their financial prowess, and for making and losing several fortunes on Wall Street. Lawrence and Leonard married sisters, Catherine and Clara Hall; Clara became the American grandmother of Winston Churchill.

6. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 3333Leonard Walter Jerome (1817-1891) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Lawyer, Stockbroker, Thoroughbred Racing Enthusiast. Winston Churchill's maternal Grandfather. Leonard Jerome was the son of Aurora Murray and Isaac Jerome. Leonard was born November 3, 1817, on a farm in upstate Pompey Hills, New York, (near Syracuse), and went on to study law, graduating from Union College in...

7. winstonchurchill.org › resources › mythsChurchill's American Heritage - International Churchill Society

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   Aug 29, 2008 · Through his maternal grandfather, Leonard Jerome, sometime proprietor and editor of The New York Times, he had at least two forebears who fought against the British in the American War of Independence: one great-grandfather, Samuel Jerome, served in the Berkshire County Militia while another, Major Libbeus Ball, of the 4th Massachusetts ...

8. www.racingmuseum.org › blogs › leonard-jerome-newLeonard Jerome: A New York titan | National Museum of Racing ...

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   Jul 18, 2023 · Jerome’s daughter, Jennie, married Lord Randolph Churchill and became the mother of Sir Winston Churchill. The tracks Jerome built and presided over are long gone. Jerome Park, despite its grandeur and importance in racing, existed for only 28 years; New York City purchased it and built a reservoir on the land.

9. brooklyneagle.com › articles › 2012/03/02On This Day in History, March 4: Winston Churchill’s American ...

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   Mar 2, 2012 · When his American-born maternal grandfather died, Churchill was only 17 years old — and yet to be a soldier, writer, historian and politician. Yet to be the intrepid, inspiring, tireless Prime...