https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/randolph-churchill-43716.php Lord Randolph Churchill is currently considered a "single author." 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. Churchill left much of the foreign policy to Eden, and most domestic and economic policy to Rab Butler, whom he disliked personally. Around the same time, he began to have speaking difficulties, associated with hearing and balance problems. His biographers, including his son Winston, were divided on the nature of Lord Randolph’s medical problems and the cause of his death. Memorial; Photos ; Flowers ; British Statesman. There were few clear differentiations between conditions like epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), chronic alcoholism, brain tumors, Parkinson’s Disease, or progressive vascular dementia complicated by high blood pressure. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lord-Randolph-Churchill-British-politician Winston passed away on January 24, 1965 at the age of 90 in Hyde Park, London, England. But a full examination of his medical problems, such as are available, and the relatively primitive medicine practiced in his lifetime, lead us to the conclusion that a diagnosis of syphilis is unwarranted. You … Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term 'Tory democracy'. Sarah's paternal grandfather was Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895), a prominent politician of the Conservative Party, and a member of the cabinet under Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. By comparison with Winston’s heroic feats as a war leader, the father’s political career was brief, embedded in the obscure and long-forgotten politics of late Victorian Britain, and a conspicuous failure. Far more likely—and not subject to medical consideration—is the rumor circulated by Frank Harris. Brain tumors are variable, and range from relatively benign to highly malignant. I'm not sure why people want to distort the truth - maybe they wouldn't want people questioning whether Winston's father had extra-marital relations. The gross value of his personal estate was entered in the Probate Registry at £75,971. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL 1849-1895 STATESMAN lived here 1883-1892.jpg 1,500 × 2,000; 1.01 MB North African Expedition on HMS Bulolo, November 1942. Peregrine had virtually all of Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill’s papers and effects, amid much Churchilliana. Spinrad: