| Authorised form of name | Churchill; Sir; Winston (1620 - 1688); politician and writer |
| Dates | 1620 - 1688 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Wootton Glanville, Dorset, England |
| Date of birth | April 1620 |
| Place of death | London, England, Europe |
| Date of death | 26 March 1688 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
18 April 1620
Burial:
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, England, Europe (29 March 1688) |
| Activity | Education:
St John's College, Oxford (matriculated 1636); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1652)
Career:
Called to the bar (1652); MP for Weymouth (1661-1678), Lyme Regis (1685-1687); Commissioner of the Court of Claims in Ireland (1662-1669); Clerk Comptroller of the Green Cloth (1664-death)
Honours:
Kt 1664
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/12/1664 |
| Age at election | 44 |
| Proposer | Sir William Petty |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Expelled due to non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Parents: John Churchill and Sarah Winston
Married: Elizabeth Drake
Children: Arabella Churchill, mistress of James II |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: R82351 |
| OtherInfo | His main work 'Divi Britannici' is a history of the kings of Britain, which he compiled during the interregnum. He found patronage in Sir Henry Bennet, through whom it is likely Churchill secured his appointment as one of the commissioners under the Irish Act of Settlement for claims for restoration of forfeited estates. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Hunter; Henning; ODNB
References:
Hunter, M. 1976-7. 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685', vol. 31, pp. 9-114 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/59072359 |
| Code | NA4967 |