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  2. Leonard Walter Jerome (November 3, 1817 – March 3, 1891) was an American financier in Brooklyn, New York, and the maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill.

  3. 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.

  4. Aug 29, 2008 · Furthermore Leonard Jerome’s maternal grandfather, Reuben Murray, served as a lieutenant in the Connecticut and New York Regiments, while his wife Clara’s grandfather, Ambrose Hall, was a captain in the Berkshire County Militia at Bennington.

  5. Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945 and 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955, was the eldest son of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill, and grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough .

  6. 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.

  7. Nov 15, 2022 · His namesake came from his 9 th great grandfather Winston Churchill, aka “Cavalier Colonel,” father of Sir John Churchill, the 1 st Duke of Marlborough. Churchill’s 12 th great grandmother was Lady Mary Boleyn, sister to Queen Anne Boleyn (wife of Henry VIII), who married Sir William Carey.

  8. 1809. February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky. 1812. 1812-1814 - War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. 1817. November 3, 1817 - Leonard W. Jerome, Churchill's maternal grandfather, born in New York state.