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Tory MP heads line of Sir Winston's heirs
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The Independent - London
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April 27, 1995
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Sir Winston Churchill's direct male descendants, including his
grandson, the Tory MP Winston Churchill, yesterday emerged as
principal financial beneficiaries of the decision by the Heritage
Lottery Fund to purchase his papers for pounds 12.5m.
The money, to be paid in five instalments over the next 12
months, is to be placed in the hands of a trust fund established by
Sir Winston in 1946 with the requirement that it would be used to
the advantage of descendants of the male line.
Winston Churchill, 54, MP for Davyhulme, Manchester, his two
sons and one grandson, are all eligible to make claims on the
Churchill Archive Settlement, which had no assets other than the
historic papers.
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