ML09-V. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL

Jennie Jerome was born to a wealthy family in New York City. She was considered one of the most beautiful women of her time. After meeting Randolph Churchill at a sailing event in England they became engaged after just three days. Her firstborn son was Winston Churchill, the future Prime Minister of England. Lady Randolph was well-respected and influential in the highest British social and political circles. She had numerous lovers including the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. An intelligent and talented woman, she was an author, playwright, interior decorator and famously known for chartering a hospital ship to care for those wounded in the Boer War. She married twice more, one husband being three years younger than her son Winston.