Winston Churchill signed Council of Europe photographVintage photograph from the first meeting of the Council of Europe, the organisation which helped rebuild Europe in the aftermath of WWII. Signed by two of the most important British political leaders of the 20th century. Winston Churchill (1874 1965) was a British statesman who twice served as Prime Minister, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th century. His leadership of the nation during WWII helped