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CHURCHILL, Winston S. Two autograph letters signed and two letters signed to Mr Garnett (of the Free Trade League), 105 Mount Street and Blenheim Palace, 30 March 1904 - 6 July 1905, 8 pages, 8vo, in autograph, and 5 pages, 8vo, secretarial , bifolia. Provenance : Swann, 24 October 1985, lot 35.
CHURCHILL, Winston S. Two autograph letters signed and two letters signed to Mr Garnett (of the Free Trade League), 105 Mount Street and Blenheim Palace, 30 March 1904 - 6 July 1905, 8 pages, 8vo, in autograph, and 5 pages, 8vo, secretarial , bifolia. Provenance : Swann, 24 October 1985, lot 35. THE FREE TRADE CANDIDATE. Churchill has been approached to stand as the non-party Free Trade candidate, with the tacit support of the local Liberals, for North West Manchester, the 'premier constituency of Lancashire': 'This idea is very attractive to me and I think the plan, if carried out, could not fail to be favourable to our cause'; the opposing majority is very large, but Churchill is willing provided 'sufficiently influential representation' is made to him; it is important 'that a broad Free Trade line of battle should be formed & issue joined without delay'; in the meantime he is keeping Central Sheffield and Central Birmingham waiting on the same matter, which is occasioning some awkwardness. The financial and commercial heartland of North-West Manchester, although a Tory stronghold for more than 50 years, was even more ardently pro-free trade. Churchill was elected for the division on 13 January 1906, with a majority of 1,241. Writings of Sir Winston Churchill © Estate of Winston S. Churchill (4)