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
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.…
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.…
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,…
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…
Ronald Reagan
in 1992
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
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.…
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…
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…
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