David+Lloyd-George

=David Lloyd-George= //Vivienne Hsu & Julie Wang, 2012//

David Lloyd-George was most famously known for his time as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom between 1916 and 1922. Before assuming the position of Prime Minister, Lloyd-George held the positions such as the Secretary State of War, Chancellor of Excellence, Minister of Munitions, and Chancellor of Exchequer. He was also the last Liberal Prime Minister, as he was unable to bring them back to power during his time as the Liberal party leader.

Early Life
Born to William George, a schoolmaster, and Elizabeth Lloyd on January 17, 1863 in Manchester. Due to the early death of his father, his mother brought him and his brother to live with Richard Lloyd, their uncle, in Wales. Lloyd George did well in school and later went on to become a solicitor with //Portmadog// after successfully completing his Law Society Examination. He was finally able to start his own practice and develop a positive reputation in Criccieth.

Member of Parliament (1890-1945)
Starting as an Alderman for the Caernarforshire County Council taking a strong stand for land reform. He was then quickly promoted to a position as a member of parliament for the Liberal Party due to his public platform of land reformation, religious equality, local veto power of a companies right to receive a liquor license, taxations and free trade. He became the youngest member of the House of Commons during his time. Against the predictions of the other members of parliament, he was re-elected several times and remained a Member of Parliament until 1945, serving 55 years.

Cabinet Positions (1906-1916)
Appointed by the new Liberal Prime Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Hammerman, he was given the position of the president of the Board of Trade in 1906. He was in charge of the shipping and receiving of trade; his biggest task was to stop a forecasted strike of the railway workers which would've disrupted trade greatly. In 1908, Campbell-Hammerman died and passed his position onto Herbert Henry Asquith. In turn, Asquith passed on his previous position as the Chancellor of Exchequer onto Lloyd-George. This title demanded he take responsibility for the People's Budget, however, it also enabled him to introduce his reforms on a bigger scale.

Prime Minister (1916-1922)
Lloyd-George became the Secretary of the State of War in 1916 with little tactical say due to right given to the commanding general to bypass the secretary. He quickly upgraded his position again as Asquith suffered from a loss of support from the public. He came in office December 7, 1916 as the new Prime Minister of Britain. During World War One, David Lloyd-George called for the conscription of troops. He then called for the attack of the Ottoman Empire and Palestine.

Post Wartime
The Treaty of Versaille became one of the most important event of Lloyd-George's career. He hoped for punishment of the German economy and politics, however, he had hoped to used them as a strong trading partner. Thus, he did not wish for them to be completely destroyed unlike other countries.

Fall From Power (1922)
When the Liberal Party started having internal issues, even before Lloyd-George's time, he supported the coalition of different governments and unionization. His hopes ultimately crushed him as the coalition was too big and, naturally, developed lots of problems. He "reign" end in 1922, although most expec ted him to return, he was never Prime Minister again. However, in 1926, he replaced Asquith as the Liberal Party leader in 1926.

Personal Life
Although David Lloyd-George became known as somewhat of a "womanizer" he ended up settling down with Margaret Owen, the daughter of a successful and wealthy farmer in 1888. He remained with her, fathering their 5 children, until her death in 1940. Two of them followed his path into the world of politics but soon developed their own view and opinions, leaving for separate parties. To his children's' dismay, he remarried Frances Stevenson in 1943 at the age of 80.There was a great deal of distrust and tension between the children and their new stepmother as, although she had started out as his secretary and a tutor for one of his children in 1910, it was well known by 1913, that she had also become his mistress. It is also believe that he fathered a daughter with her. He died March 26, 1945 at the age of 82 of cancer.

Speech on Middle East
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Bibliography:
History 12 Student Workbook [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lloyd_George#War_leader_.281916.E2.80.931918.29] []