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    BornDavid George · 17 January 1863 · Chorlton-on-Medlock, England
    Died26 March 1945 (aged 82) · Llanystumdwy, Wales
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    David Lloyd George - Wikipedia

    The Welsh Wizard of World War I
    The Welsh Wizard of World War I
    David Lloyd George was a charismatic and controversial leader who shaped Britain's destiny during the First World War and beyond. He rose from humble origins in Wales to become the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
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      He introduces the People's Budget, which proposes social reforms and higher taxes on the wealthy.
      1909
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      David Lloyd George
      He succeeds Herbert Asquith as the Prime Minister, leading a coalition government during World War I.
      1916
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      David Lloyd George
      He represents Britain at the Paris Peace Conference, where the Treaty of Versailles is signed.
      1919
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      David Lloyd George
      He negotiates the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which establishes the Irish Free State and ends the Irish War of Independence.
      1921
    Early life

    David George was born on 17 January 1863 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, to Welsh parents William George and Elizabeth Lloyd George. William died in June 1864 of pneumonia, aged 44. David was just ov… See more

    Early years as a member of Parliament (1890–1905)

    Lloyd George's career as a member of parliament began when he was returned as a Liberal MP for Caernarfon Boroughs (now Caernarfon), narrowly winning the by-election on 10 April 1890, following the death of th… See more

    President of the Board of Trade (1905–1908)

    In 1905, Lloyd George entered the new Liberal Cabinet of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as President of the Board of Trade.
    The first priority on taking office was the repeal of th… See more

    Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908–1915)

    On Campbell-Bannerman's death, he succeeded Asquith, who had become prime minister, as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1908 to 1915. While he continued some work from the Board of Trade—for example, le… See more

    First World War

    Lloyd George was as surprised as almost everyone else by the outbreak of the First World War. On 23 July 1914, almost a month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and on the eve of the Austr… See more

    Prime Minister (1916–1922)

    The fall of Asquith as prime minister split the Liberal Party into two factions: those who supported him and those who supported the coalition government. In his War Memoirs, Lloyd George compared himself wit… See more

    Later political career (1922–1945)

    Throughout the 1920s Lloyd George remained highly visible in politics; predictions that he would return to power were common, but it never happened. He still controlled a large fund, thought to have been betwe… See more

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