David Lloyd George
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor,[lower-alpha 1] OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was the British Prime Minister during the last half of World War I. He was Prime Minister for six years, between 1916 and 1922.
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David Lloyd George | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 6 December 1916 – 19 October 1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | H. H. Asquith |
Succeeded by | Bonar Law |
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
In office 14 October 1926 – 4 November 1931 | |
Preceded by | H. H. Asquith |
Succeeded by | Herbert Samuel |
Secretary of State for War | |
In office 6 July 1916 – 5 December 1916 | |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | The Earl Kitchener |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Derby |
Minister of Munitions | |
In office 25 May 1915 – 9 July 1916 | |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Edwin Montagu |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 12 April 1908 – 25 May 1915 | |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | H. H. Asquith |
Succeeded by | Reginald McKenna |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 10 December 1905 – 12 April 1908 | |
Prime Minister | Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
Succeeded by | Winston Churchill |
Father of the House | |
In office 31 May 1929 – 13 February 1945 | |
Preceded by | T. P. O'Connor |
Succeeded by | The Earl Winterton |
Member of Parliament for Carnarvon Boroughs | |
In office 10 April 1890 – 13 February 1945 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Swetenham[1] |
Succeeded by | Seaborne Davies |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 1 January 1945 – 26 March 1945 Hereditary peerage | |
Preceded by | peerage created |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor |
Personal details | |
Born | (1863-01-17)17 January 1863 Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Died | 26 March 1945(1945-03-26) (aged 82) Tŷ Newydd, Caernarfonshire, Wales |
Resting place | Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales |
Citizenship | British |
Nationality | Welsh |
Political party | Liberal (1890–1916 and 1924–45) National Liberal (1922–23) |
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Children | 5, including Richard, Gwilym and Lady Megan |
Parents |
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Profession | solicitor, politician |
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