Dundee honours Churchill
DUNDEE yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of Winston Churchill being elected an MP in the city.
The wartime prime minister served Dundee between 1908 and 1922. His tenure ended when the prohibitionist Edwin Scrymgeour swept to victory.
Some historians claim that Churchill never forgave Dundonians for the snub – he refused to accept the freedom of the city in 1943.
A bronze plaque was unveiled by his youngest daughter and only surviving child, Lady Soames, 85, in a private ceremony at Dundee University yesterday.
She said: "I am so delighted to be back in Dundee and to have the chance to see this remarkable exhibition."
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