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Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 69

Documents
Lord Randolph Churchill
1885 (28 June) A.L.S. on Carlton Club paper to Mr Majendu (?) thanking him for the invitation to Woodstock Rectory, but having to decline due to commitments in London, signed "Randolph S Churchill". Photo

Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (1849 – 1895) was one of the most remarkable political figures in the late Victorian times. A magnificent orator, a sharp incisive debater, with a grasp of intellectual ideas, his mercurial brilliance his mesmerising speeches inspired working Tory voters. He broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism alike from across the political spectrum. Unfortunately his disloyalty to Salisbury was beginning of the end of what should have been a glittering career. His devoted son, Winston who hardly knew his father in life wrote a complimentary biography in death.



Blenheim Palace is very close to Woodstock

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Estimate
£80 to £100