lph Churchill married Mr G. Cornwallis-West.

His elder son, WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874- ), was educated at Harrow, and
after serving for a few years in the army and acting as a special
correspondent in the South African War (being taken prisoner by the
Boers, Nov. 15, 1899, but escaping on Dec. 12), was elected Unionist
member of parliament for Oldham in October 1900. As the son of his
father, his political future excited much interest. His views, however,
as to the policy of the Conservative party gradually changed, and having
during 1904-1905 taken an active part in assisting the Liberal party in
parliament, he stood for N.W. Manchester at the general election (1906)
and was triumphantly returned as a Liberal and free-trader. He was made
under-secretary for the colonies in the new Liberal government. In this
position he became as conspicuous in parliament as he had already
become on the platform as a brilliant and aggressive orator, and no
politician of the day attracted more interest or excited more
controversy. He was promoted to cabinet rank as president of the Board
of Trade in Mr Asquith's government in April (1908), but was defeated at
the consequent by-election in Manchester after a contest which aroused
the keenest excitement. He was then returned for Dundee, and later in
the year married Miss Clementine Hozier.

An interesting and authoritative biography of Lord Randolph, by his
son Winston (who had already won his spurs as a writer in his _River
War_, 1899, and other books on his military experiences), appeared in
1906; and a brief and intimate appreciation by Lord Rosebery, inspired
by this biography, was published a few months later. Lord Randolph's
earlier speeches were edited, with an introduction and notes, by Louis
Jennings (2 vols., London, 1889). See also T.H.S. Escott, _Randolph
Spencer Churchill_ (1895); H.W. Lucy, _Diary of Two Parliaments_
(1892); and Mrs Cornwallis-West, _The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph
Churchill_ (i.e. of the author) (1908). (S. J. L.)

CHURCHILL (MISSINNIPPI or ENGLISH), the name of a river of the province
of Saskatchewan and district of Keewatin, Canada. It rises in La Loche
(or Methy) lake, a small lake in 56 deg. 30' N. and 109 deg. 30' W., at an
altitude of 1577 ft. above the sea, and flows E.N.E. to Hudson's Bay,
passing through a number of lake expansions. Its principal tributaries
are the Beaver (350 m. long), Sandy and Reindeer rivers.