David Lloyd George Quotes


Ninepence for fourpence


Context

1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor


Citations

David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister (Liberal), Slogan promoting the benefits of the emerging welfare state, ~1908, Attributed by Taylor, Essay in English History

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David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
  • Born: January 17, 1863
  • Died: March 26, 1945
  • Nationality: Welsh
  • Profession: Statesman

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, PC was a Welsh statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was the final Liberal to hold the post of prime minister, but his support increasingly came from the Conservatives who finally dropped him.