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Mark Twain Returns to the Whitefriars ClubOn 16th June 1899, more than twenty-five years from his first visit, the celebrated humorist Mark Twain returned to the Whitefriars Club.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Friar Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was a journalist, author, soldier, politician and statesman. He served twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom: the first time from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
Sir Winston Churchill is one of the most eminent Friars in the history of our club. He spoke at the club for the first time on 5th October 1900, about his career as a war correspondent. He later became a Friar, acting on many dinners as Prior of the Day.
