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Marlborough Churchill (August 11, 1878 - July 9, 1947) was a U.S. Army officer and a distant relative of Winston Churchill. Together with Herbert Yardley, he was instrumental in establishing the joint United States Department of State and United States Department of War's cryptanalytic group, called the Black Chamber.
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Biography
He was born on August 11, 1878 in Andover, Massachusetts. Churchill graduated from Phillips Academy in 1896 than attended Harvard University and graduated in 1900.
He was commissioned in the Field Artillery Branch. In 1917, Churchill served on the general staff of the American Expeditionary Force in France. On 5 June 1918, Brigadier General Churchill succeeded Ralph Van Deman as head of the Military Intelligence Branch of the War Department, where he remained until 19 August 1920. He died on July 9, 1947 in Manhattan, New York City.
Legacy
General Churchill is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.