Full Name: David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
Profession: British Prime Minister
Biography: As British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922 he helped laid the foundations of the modern welfare state.
Lloyd George was also the Prime Minister who ensured Great Britain triumphed in World War I.
Post the war he was a major player at the Versailles Peace Conference in Paris of 1919 that reshaped Europe.
In 1921 he partitioned Ireland between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland which remained part of the United Kingdom.
After 1923 his power waned and he became consistently pro-German until his death before the end of World War II in 1945.
Born: January 17, 1863
Birthplace: Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Star Sign: Capricorn
Articles and Photos
Emmeline Pankhurst: Trailblazer for Women's Right To Vote
The founder of the Suffragette movement in Britain was born on this day. Sadly, Emmeline Pankhurst would not live to see equal voting rights for all women.
July 15, 1858
1st Use of Tanks in War
Battle of Flers–Courcelette.: Mark I tanks fill with petrol on the day tanks were first used in war, September 15, 1916
September 15, 1916
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, Paris
June 28, 1919
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
December 6, 1921
Married Life
- 1888-01-01 55th UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George (25) weds first wife Margaret Owen
- 1943-10-23 55th UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George (80) weds second wife Frances Stevenson
Historical Events
- 1906-01-12 Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a Liberal landslide in the British general election
- 1909-11-30 British House of Lords rejects David Lloyd George's 'People's Budget', which tried to shift tax burden to the wealthy. Leads to the Parliament Act; intent to stop unelected house overruling will of the elected house.
- 1916-12-07 David Lloyd George replaces resigning H. H. Asquith as British Prime Minister
- 1916-12-11 David Lloyd George forms British war government
- 1922-10-23 Conservative Andrew Bonar Law forms government in United Kingdom, replacing David Lloyd George's Liberal government
- 1925-01-29 British Liberal Party chooses David Lloyd George as leader
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