Political Leaders in Oxford
The atlas holds 9 people and 14 moments here, from 1492 to 1992. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, John Locke and Benazir Bhutto.
Notable people
Winston Churchill
from 1874 to 1965
3 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
John Locke
from 1652 to 1681
3 moments here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Benazir Bhutto
from 1973 to 1977
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1992
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1943
1 moment here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1910
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1937
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Thomas Hobbes
in 1603
1 moment here
English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…
Thomas More
in 1492
1 moment here
English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…
Moments
- 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
- 1603 Student at Magdalen Hall Thomas Hobbes
- 1652 Christ Church residence and study John Locke
- 1674 Return to Oxford for medical degree John Locke
- 1681 Oxford Parliament activity John Locke
- 1874 Born at Blenheim Palace Winston Churchill
- 1908 Proposes to Clementine at Blenheim Winston Churchill
- 1910 Romanes Lecture at Oxford Theodore Roosevelt
- 1937 Somerville College studies Indira Gandhi
- 1943 Chemistry student at Somerville Margaret Thatcher
- 1965 Buried at Bladon Winston Churchill
- 1973 Relocates for Oxford study Benazir Bhutto
- 1977 President of the Oxford Union Benazir Bhutto
- 1992 Addresses Oxford Union Ronald Reagan