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Apr 15, 2019 · Whatever prompted the light-hearted postscript to Winston’s letter, he must have known that Jennie was an unusual mother by British standards. Five biographers have tackled her life.
Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill, Vol 1: The Romantic Years 1854-95. Ralph G. Martin. 3.96. 292ratings43reviews. If she had simply been the mother of Winston Churchill, her place in history would have been assured.
Born Jeanette Jerome on January 9, 1854, in Brooklyn, New York; died on June 29, 1921, in London, England; daughter of Leonard Walter Jerome and Clara (Hall) Jerome; married Lord Randolph Churchill, in 1874; married George Cornwallis-West, in 1900; married Montague Porch, 1918; children: (first marriage) Winston Spencer Churchill (1874–1965); Jo...
(1854-1921), Society hostess and writer. Sitter in 25 portraits. American-born heiress and society figure and mother of Sir Winston Churchill. One of the first so-called 'buccaneers' to cross the ocean, setting the trend of marrying into British aristocracy.
Nov 17, 2007 · American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill. Hardcover – Illustrated, November 17, 2007. by Anne Sebba (Author) 4.1 219 ratings. See all formats and editions. A frank account of the tempestuous life of the American mother of Britain’s most important twentieth-century politician.
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Jan 1, 2007 · American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill. Anne Sebba. 3.67. 451 ratings59 reviews. A frank account of the tempestuous life of the American mother of Britain’s most important twentieth-century politician. Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy in 1874, after a three-day romance.
If she had been simply the mother of Winston Churchill, her place in history would havd been assured. But the Brooklyn-born Jennie was also the most fascinatng, desirable woman of her age, the toast and the scandal of two continents throughout her life.
