Jennie Jerome

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Jennie Jerome was an American-born British socialite and influential figure in late 19th-century high society, best known as the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American emigrant to the United Kingdom
aristocrat
human
memoirist
socialite
writer
alsoKnownAs Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome
Lady Randolph Churchill
birthDate 1854-01-09
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, United States
burialPlace St Martin’s Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
causeOfDeath complications from a broken ankle
child John Strange Spencer-Churchill
Winston Churchill
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
deathDate 1921-06-29
deathPlace London, England, United Kingdom
ethnicGroup American of French Huguenot descent
familyName Jerome
father Leonard Jerome
fullName Jeanette Jerome
givenName Jeanette
languageSpoken English
memberOf British aristocracy
mother Clarissa Hall
nickname Jennie
notableFor being the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
influence in late 19th-century British high society
role as a political hostess in Conservative Party circles
notableRelative Leonard Jerome
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
notableWork An American Lady
Articles for the Anglo-Saxon Review
The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill
Volume I of The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill
Volume II of The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill
occupation author
editor
political hostess
socialite
politicalAlignment Conservative Party (UK) milieu
residence Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom
spouse George Cornwallis-West
Lord Randolph Churchill
Montagu Phippen Porch


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