Descendants of Winston Churchill Christopher Soames, Baron Soames" Descendants of Winston Churchill Sir Winston Churchill, son of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill, and grandson of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955 and 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945. In 1908, Churchill married Clementine Hozier, the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Blanche Hozier. By Clementine, Churchill had five children and ten grandchildren, a number of whom are well known in their own right. "by Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill (née Hozier)" "by Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan Sandys" "by Pamela Digby"
Honours of Winston Churchill was awarded the French Legion of Honour, it is not listed among his honours at the Churchill Centre. However, it is significant that Churchill received the Médaille militaire, which is only awarded (for high leadership) to holders of the Legion's Grand Cross). The Listing of Foreign recipients of the Legion of Honour reports Churchill as "Sir Winston Churchill, Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur (1958);" (The Grand-croix being awarded to Foreign Heads of state). Churchill received a worldwide total of 42 Freedoms of cities and towns, in his lifetime a record for a lifelong British citizen. Honours of Winston Churchill Sir