United States ambassador to Great Britain 1941-46. Born New York City. Succeeded the pro-appeasement ambassador, Joseph Kennedy, Winant was with Churchill when news arrived of the attack on Pearl Harbour. Married with children, he had an affair with Sarah, Winston Churchill's second daughter.
On the day his book 'Letter from Grosvenor Square' was published he died by suicide, shooting himself in the head, at his home in Concord, New Hampshire.
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John Gilbert Winant
John Gilbert Winant, 1889 - 1947, United States Ambassador, 1941 - 1946, live...
Winant House A tribute to Londoners courage; a reminder of two countries nev...
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards. In 1840, having worked on the introduction of the first postage stamp, he had a card ...
Felix Arthur Davis was born in Molesey, Surrey, the ninth of the ten children of Frederick Davis (1826-1899) and Eliza Davis née Falcke (1825-1898). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1...
From London Gardens Online: "The Rosens were long term residents at Cromwell Lodge, 30 Newington Green (near the north-east corner) who attended Newington Green School, later becoming school govern...
British History Online, about the acquisition of the site for London's County Hall, gives "Gilbert was one of two brothers who were LCC Members at the same time but sat on opposite sides. J. D. was...
John Calvin Lines, District Treasurer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1891-1923. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Theatre impresario. Born Greek Street. Suggested that Sullivan should work on Gilbert's "Trial by Jury" and staged the first performance in 1875. In 1879 D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company was formed and...
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