Winston Churchill
Life & Masonic Timeline
November 30, 1874
Born
February 20, 1895
Age 20
Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars
October 1, 1900
Age 25
Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham (Conservative)
May 24, 1901
Age 26
Initiated an Entered Apprentice — Studholme Lodge No. 1591, London
July 19, 1901
Age 26
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft — Studholme Lodge No. 1591, London
March 5, 1902
Age 27
Raised as Master Mason
March 25, 1902
Age 27
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason — Studholme Lodge No. 1591, London
May 31, 1904
Age 29
Switched to the Liberal Party
September 12, 1908
Age 33
Married Clementine Hozier
October 25, 1911
Age 36
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
November 5, 1915
Age 40
Resigned as First Lord of the Admiralty (Gallipoli campaign failure)
1916
Age 42
Served on the Western Front in World War I (commanding 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers)
January 10, 1919
Age 44
Appointed Secretary of State for War and Air
November 6, 1924
Age 49
Became Chancellor of the Exchequer
September 3, 1939
Age 64
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty (outbreak of WWII)
May 10, 1940
Age 65
Became Prime Minister and formed wartime coalition government
June 4, 1940
Age 65
Delivered 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' speech to House of Commons
August 14, 1941
Age 66
Signed Atlantic Charter with Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 5, 1946
Age 71
Delivered 'Iron Curtain' speech in Fulton, Missouri
October 26, 1951
Age 76
Became Prime Minister again (second non-consecutive term)
October 15, 1953
Age 78
Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
April 5, 1955
Age 80
Resigned as Prime Minister due to health issues
January 24, 1965
Age 90
Died
