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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George^[1] of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party. As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908–1915), Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state. His most important role came as the highly energetic Prime Minister of the Wartime Coalition Government (1916–22), during and immediately after the First World War. He was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that reordered Europe after the defeat of the Central Powers.

As Prime Minister, Lloyd George favoured the Conservatives in his coalition in the 1918 elections, leaving the Liberal Party a minority. He became leader of the Liberal Party in the late 1920s, but it grew even smaller and more divided. By the 1930s he was a marginalised and widely mistrusted figure. He relunctantly spoke in support of the Second World War amidst fears that he secretly had German sympathies.^[2] He did however, meet with Hitler and spoke favourably of him prior to WWII.

Timeline

The following timeline provides a simple chronological listing of events relating to David Lloyd George.

1910

29 April	The People's Budget is passed which, but later blocked by the House of Lords.

1911

21 July	Mansion House Speech.

1914

8 September	Speech at Local Government Board.
19 September	Speech at Queen's Hall.^[3]
29 September	Speech at Welsh National Conference held at Cardiff.^[3]
17 November	Introduces first War Budget.

1916

6 December	David Lloyd George is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following his ousting of H.H. Asquith.

1918

5 January	"British War Aims" statement.

References

↑ Under the rules governing titles within the peerage, Lloyd George's name in his title was hyphenated even though his surname was not.
↑ "David Lloyd George". Wikipedia: The free encyclopaedia. Accessed 22 January, 2018
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Various authors. (1915). Great Speeches of the War. Hazell, Watson and Viney, London.

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[1] Under the rules governing titles within the peerage, Lloyd George's name in his title was hyphenated even though his surname was not.

[2] "David Lloyd George". Wikipedia: The free encyclopaedia. Accessed 22 January, 2018

[gsw-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Various authors. (1915). Great Speeches of the War. Hazell, Watson and Viney, London.

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+[[File:David Lloyd George (1902).jpg|thumb|400px|David Lloyd George in 1902, Chancellor of the Exchequer and future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.]]
+[[File:David Lloyd George visiting Indian soldiers, 1916 (c).jpg|thumb|500px| Lloyd George was Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War and Prime Minister during the war. He is pictured here visiting Indian soldiers on the Western Front.]]
+[[File:David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (2).jpg|thumb|400px|Portrait by {{w1|Philip de László}}, painted in 1931.]]
 '''David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George<ref>Under the rules governing titles within the peerage, Lloyd George's name in his title was hyphenated even though his surname was not.</ref> of Dwyfor''', OM, PC ([[17 January]] 1863 – [[26 March]] 1945) was a British statesman of the [[w:Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]. As [[w:Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (1908–1915), Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern [[w:welfare state|welfare state]]. His most important role came as the highly energetic [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[w:Lloyd George ministry|Wartime Coalition]] Government (1916–22), during and immediately after the First World War. He was a major player at the [[w:Paris Peace Conference, 1919|Paris Peace Conference]] of 1919 that reordered Europe after the defeat of the [[Central Powers]].
-As Prime Minister, Lloyd George favoured the Conservatives in his coalition in the 1918 elections, leaving the Liberal Party a minority. He became leader of the Liberal Party in the late 1920s, but it grew even smaller and more divided. By the 1930s he was a marginalised and widely mistrusted figure. He relunctant spoke in support of the Second World War amidst fears that he secretly had German sympathies.<ref>{{wikipedia|title=David Lloyd George|date=22 January, 2018}}</ref> He did however, meet with Hitler and spoke favourably of him prior to WWII.
+As Prime Minister, Lloyd George favoured the Conservatives in his coalition in the 1918 elections, leaving the Liberal Party a minority. He became leader of the Liberal Party in the late 1920s, but it grew even smaller and more divided. By the 1930s he was a marginalised and widely mistrusted figure. He relunctantly spoke in support of the Second World War amidst fears that he secretly had German sympathies.<ref>{{wikipedia|title=David Lloyd George|date=22 January, 2018}}</ref> He did however, meet with Hitler and spoke favourably of him prior to WWII.
+{{index intro}}
-==Chronological events==
+===[[1910]]===
-{{otd-intro}}
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-===1910===
+|-
-*{{ml|29 April|29 Apr}} - The People's Budget is passed which, but later blocked by the House of Lords.
+|[[29 April]]
+|The People's Budget is passed which, but later blocked by the House of Lords.
+|}
-===1911===
+===[[1911]]===
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-*{{ml|21 July|21 Jul}} - Mansion House Speech.
+|-
+|[[21 July]]
+|Mansion House Speech.
+|}
-===1914===
+===[[1914]]===
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-*{{ml|8 September|08 Sep}} - Speech at Local Government Board.
+|-
-*{{ml|19 September|19 Sep}} - [[Great Speeches of the War/Lloyd George|Speech at Queen's Hall]].<ref name="gsw">{{gsw}}</ref>
+|[[8 September]]
-*{{ml|29 September|29 Sep}} - [[Great Speeches of the War/Lloyd George (2)|Speech at Welsh National Conference]] held at Cardiff.<ref name="gsw" />
+|Speech at Local Government Board.
-*{{ml|17 November|17 Nov}} - Introduces first War [[Budget]].
+|-
+|[[19 September]]
+|[[Great Speeches of the War/Lloyd George|Speech at Queen's Hall]].<ref name="gsw">{{gsw}}</ref>
+|-
+|[[29 September]]
+|[[Great Speeches of the War/Lloyd George (2)|Speech at Welsh National Conference]] held at Cardiff.<ref name="gsw" />
+|-
+|[[17 November]]
+|Introduces first War [[Budget]].
+|}
-===1916===
+===[[1916]]===
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-*{{ml|6 December|06 Dec}} - David Lloyd George is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following his ousting of [[H.H. Asquith]].
+|-
+|[[6 December]]
+|David Lloyd George is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following his ousting of [[H.H. Asquith]].
+|}
-===1918===
+===[[1918]]===
+{| class="wikitable timeline"
-*{{ml|5 January|05 Jan}} - "[[British War Aims]]" statement.
+|-
+|[[5 January]]
+|"[[British War Aims]]" statement.
+|}
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