Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Randolph Churchill | |
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Photograph by José María Mora, 1880s | |
| Born | Jeanette Jerome 9 January 1854 Brooklyn, New York State, U.S. |
| Died | 29 June 1921 (aged 67) London, England |
| Buried | St Martin's Church, Bladon |
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| Father | Leonard Jerome |
| Mother | Clarissa Hall |
Jennie Jerome Churchill CI RRC DStJ (born Jeanette Jerome; later Mrs. Cornwallis-West; 9 January 1854 – 29 June 1921), known as Lady Randolph Spencer-Churchill, was an American-born British socialite, the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, and the mother of British prime minister Winston Churchill.
Jennie published her memoirs in 1908. In 1909, her theatrical play His Borrowed Plumes debuted in The Globe Theatre. Although Mrs Patrick Campbell produced and took the lead role in the play, it was a commercial failure. Jennie served as the chair of the hospital committee for the American Women's War Relief Fund, starting in 1914. Her organization helped fund and staff two hospitals during World War I.