Lord Randolph Churchill Part 1 Of 2 Author:Winston S. Churchill Part One Of Two Parts This was not only Winston Churchill's first major work, but also an act of filial piety. Randolph, Winston's father, died when Winston was twenty-one, and while the son hungered for a close relationship, the father remained distant. (He thought Winston would be a failure.) Randolph's involvement in the issues of his da... more »y and his accomplishments were legendary. Among other things, Randolph was a member of the House of Commons for the Conservative Party, later becoming England's youngest Chancellor of the Exchequer. He greatly influenced British policy toward India, Burma and Ireland. In short, the argument can be made that his father's career gave Winston the example on which to model his own. "A must read for anyone who wants to understand the underpinnings of Britain's foreign policies in the late twentieth century." (Time)« less