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Winston Churchill Letter Signed as President of the Board of Trade in 1909

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/29/2021

Winston Churchill letter signed, dated 10 February 1909 as President of the Board of Trade, a British Cabinet position served by Churchill as the youngest Cabinet member since the mid-1800s. With body of letter composed in a secretarial hand, Churchill writes to Reverend J. Wales Cameron in full, ''I will very carefully consider the invitation which you have been so kind as to send me, and I should hope to be able to make my attendance at your Banquet harmonise with my autumn visit to Dundee. I will let you know in a month or so what date would be most convenient. [signed] Yours very [faithfu]ly / Winston S. Churchill''. At this time, in addition to serving as President of the Board of Trade, Churchill also represented the constituency of Dundee as a Liberal Member of Parliament. Two page letter on Board of Trade bifolium stationery measures 5'' x 8'' as folded. Single fold and light toning, overall near fine condition. Accompanied by a 1951 postcard to Cameron regarding a British Legion committee meeting.