Winston Spencer Churchill - Quebec City, QC, Canada
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N 46° 48.579 W 071° 12.667
19T E 331304 N 5186385
A bust of Winston Churchill is part of the monument honoring his role the 1943 and 1944 Quebec Conferences. It is located at rue St. Louis just east of the St. Louis Gate.
Waymark Code: WMX0GF
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 11/08/2017
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A life size bronze bust of Winston Churchill is set on top of a 4' high granite base. Churchill is depicted from the neck and shoulders. He is slightly hunched forward and looking towards his left. The bust was created by Croatian-born sculptor Oscar Nemon and installed on May 1998.
The front of the base is inscribed in black letters:
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL
1874-1965
OEUVRE D'OSCAR NEMON
DON DE
ROLLS-ROYCE
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL
1874-1965
WORK OF OSCAR NEMON
DONATED BY
ROLLS-ROYCE
A nearby round granite plaque is inscribed:
LES CONFERENCES DE QUEBEC DE 1943-1944.
EN 1943 ET 1944, LE PRESIDENT DES ETATS-UNIS
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
ET LE PREMIER MINISTRE DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL
DIRIGENT A QUEBEC LES DEUX CONFERENCES
QUI DÉTERMINERENT L'ISSUE DE LA DEUXIEME
GUERRE MONDIALE EN EUROPE
ET DANS LE PACIFIQUE.
7 MAI 1998
NE SERAIT-CE PAS MAGNIFIQUE
SI L'HISTOIRE POUVAIT RACONTER
QUE C'EST A QUEBEC QUE L'ON
A ASSURÉ LA LIBÉRATION
DE LA FRANCE?
WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING
PREMIER MINISTRE DU CANADA.
QUÉBEC 1943
THE CONFERENCES OF QUEBEC FROM 1943-1944.
IN 1943 AND 1944, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL
DIRECT TO QUEBEC THE TWO CONFERENCES
WHO WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE SECOND
WORLD WAR IN EUROPE
AND IN THE PACIFIC.
7 MAY 1998
WOULD NOT IT BE BEAUTIFUL?
IF HISTORY COULD TELL
QUEBEC IS QUEBEC
ENSURED RELEASE
FROM FRANCE?
WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
QUEBEC 1943
Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and the American socialite Jeanette Jerome. He was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and served with distinction in the British army during the Boer War. His political careen began when became a Member of Parliament in 1900.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. From May 1940 until 1945 he was Prime Minister and Minister of Defence as inspired and led the British through World War II. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on Knighthood on Winston Churchill and, in 1963, President Kennedy awarded him honorary United States citizenship.