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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill November 30 1874 January 24 1965 was borninOxfordshire Englandof mixed English and American parentage He would becomea statesman soldier and writer who served asPrime Minister of the United Kingdomfrom 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War and again from 1951 to 1955 Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924 he was aMember of Parliamentfrom 1900 to 1964 as both amember of theLiberal Party and later as member and leader of theConservative PartyWidely considered one of the 20th centurys most significant figures Churchillis seen as a victorious wartime leader who played an important role in defending Europesliberal democracyagainst the spread offascism The following recording is Churchills historic This was their finest hour speech delivered to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on June 18 1940