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Dec 30, 2021 · Signs of Syphilis in Lord Randolph Churchill Before the Onset of General Paralysis. If Lord Randolph contracted syphilis in the early to mid 1870s, we would expect him to have shown symptoms of the disease before general paralysis announced its presence in about 1890. In fact, we know that he experienced a number of medical problems in that period.
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- Origins of The Syphilis Story
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- 19th Century Diagnoses
- Diagnosing Lord Randolph
- Long-Running Problems
- 1890-1895
- Syphilis Or Brain Tumor?
- Conclusions
- The Author
Through Celia Sandys I was introduced to Peregrine Spencer-Churchill, Sir Winston’s nephew. We met in 1995 at his house in Hampshire. The visit was fascinating from many perspectives. Peregrine had virtually all of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill’s papers and effects, amid much Churchilliana. He showed me their visitors book where the signatures o...
Soon after I chatted about my quest with an ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgical consultant, Dr. Bill Lund, who had briefly been my superviser at Middlesex Hospital and Medical School in 1968. He was now a surgical consultant at Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and living in Woodstock, Lord Randolph’s old parliamentary constituency. Dr. Lund said that a R...
I next searched medical literature on the prevalence, incidence and treatment of syphilis in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. The spirochete for syphilis was not discovered until 1905, and the blood test not devised until a few years later. So it seemed that syphilis, with its protean symptoms and signs, could have been over-diagnosed in...
Lord Randolph’s symptoms and observed behavioral changes mostly occurred in the last five years of his life. My immediate problem was to sort out whether there was just one or several diagnoses. Like many of the aristocracy at that time, he certainly was often “in his cups.” He was also for many years a chain smoker of strong Turkish cigarettes. Du...
Lord Randolph’s health had been precarious since his youth. He smoked so much as to “burn his tongue.” Friends and physicians advised him to quit smoking and moderate his drinking. For two years prior to his death in January 1895, he intermittently suffered numb and cold hands and feet, somewhat relieved by immersing them in hot water. This is tota...
Much of Randolph’s behavior during his last five years seems to be no more than an accentuation of his lifetime personality, as described by Lord Rosebery: ‘‘His wit, his sarcasm, his piercing personalities, his elaborate irony, and his effective delivery, gave astonishing popularity to his speeches. His slim, boyish figure, his mustache which had ...
A cardinal feature of advanced syphilis is a dementia (confusion) and muddled thought processes. While Lord Randolph had some difficulty articulating words (expressive aphasia) he had virtually no problem with writing down his thoughts. Muddled thoughts, memory lapses and profound confusion—all features of advanced syphilis—were absent from Randolp...
Hard and fast conclusions, as noted, are elusive. Given the available evidence and much research, it seems highly unlikely that Lord Randolph Churchill died from advanced syphilis. The more likely cause was a tumor deep on the left side of his brain. Brain tumors are variable, and range from relatively benign to highly malignant. Depending on which...
Dr. Mather is archivist-historian of the Churchill Society of Tennessee, and has spent many years as a medical biographer of Winston Churchill and other notable statesmen.
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Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British aristocrat and politician. Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term ' Tory democracy '. [2] He participated in the creation of the National Union of the Conservative Party.
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Dec 30, 2021 · Signs of Syphilis in Lord Randolph Churchill Before the Onset of General Paralysis . If Lord Randolph contracted syphilis in the early to mid 1870s, we would expect him to have shown symptoms of .
