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The late Lord Randolph Churchill: house where Lord Randolph Churchill died, Grosvenor Square, 1895. Creator: Unknown.
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The late Lord Randolph Churchill: house where Lord Randolph Churchill died, Grosvenor Square, 1895. 'Having decided, against medical advice, on a tour round the world, he collected a nondescript gathering of leading politicians to dine with him prior to his departure...though their host was light-hearted and almost buoyant, all felt that they were present at one of the last scenes in [his] political career. So it proved to be. Accompanied by his wife and Mr. Keith, his medical attendant, he visited America, Australia, Japan; but though the change of interest revived the invalid for a time, when he reached France, in December 1894, there were evident signs of the approaching end. He was hastily brought to London, and the news that Lord Randolph was dying cast a gloom over many hearts at the close of last year. Everything was done by medical skill...to alleviate the patient's sufferings. His relatives were able to converse with him at intervals in the darkened room at Grosvenor Square, and hundreds of callers testified to the widespread affection in which he was held. In the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 24, Lord Randolph Churchill's life ebbed peacefully away, the tranquil ending of stormy days'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.
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