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CHURCHILL (WINSTON)
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John Redfern (1928-2018) was chairman of the Woodford constituency Young Conservatives when he attended Churchill's 80th birthday dinner, which also marked Churchill's thirty years' service as MP for Woodford. Redfern went on to become a lifelong member of the Conservative party, enjoying a close association with Winston Churchill and his wife during that time, and continuing to work tirelessly for the constituencies of Woodford and latterly Chigwell and Epping Forest until his death in 2018. The portrait of Clementine by John Napper to which the final letter refers was presented to Churchill at a meeting of his constituents in the Girls' County High School at Woodford prior to the dinner on 23 November 1954. It was deemed an excellent likeness and received a far better reception than the infamous portrait of Churchill by Graham Sutherland presented to him a week later by both Houses of Parliament. The signed menu and accompanying material have been in the possession of John Redfern's family until now.

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