Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor is a title in the

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. It was created in 1945 for Liberal parliamentarian

David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was a Liberal Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Party politician from Wales, known for lea ...

who served as

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from 1908 to 1915 and

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from 1916 to 1922. He was created Viscount Gwynedd, of Dwyfor in the County of Caernarvon, also in the

, at the same time. Lloyd George's family name is not hyphenated, although it was required to appear as such in his title, as in other cases such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber. Both the territorial designations Dwyfor and

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, an ...

are ancient

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s. They were subsequently revived, in 1974, for a

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and

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respectively. The family titles are currently held by his great-grandson, the 4th Earl, who succeeded his father in 2010. Two of David Lloyd George's children also earned distinction in public life. His second son

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Gwilym Lloyd George was

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from 1954 to 1957 before being created

Viscount Tenby Viscount Tenby, of Bulford in the County of Pembroke, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1957 for former Home Secretary, the Hon. Gwilym Lloyd George, second son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, 1st Ea ...

in 1957; and, his daughter Lady Megan Lloyd George CH MP represented

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

and

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in the

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. The family seat during the 3rd Earl's lifetime was

Ffynone Ffynone (Welsh: ''Ffynnonau'') is a mansion and estate near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the parish of Manordeifi. The original Georgian design was by architect John Nash and later remodelled by Inigo Thomas. History The name predates ...

, near

Boncath Boncath is a village, community and postal district in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, about west of Newcastle Emlyn. The village stands at a cross-roads linking the nearby settlements of Newchapel (''Capelnewydd''), Eglwyswrw, Blaenffos and Bwlch ...

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Earls Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1945)

OM PC, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863–1945) —

(1916–1922) * Richard Lloyd George, 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1889–1968) *

Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, DL (28 April 1924Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volum ...

(1924–2010) *David Richard Owen Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (b. 1951).

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'' David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863–1945)'' ** Coronet of a British Earl

'' Richard Lloyd George, 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1889–1968)'' *** Coronet of a British Earl

(1924–2010)'' **** Coronet of a British Earl

David Richard Owen Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (born 1951) ***** (1) William Alexander Lloyd George, Viscount Gwynedd (born 1986), journalist. ***** (2) ''Hon.'' Frederick Owen Lloyd George (born 1987) Assistant Equerry to

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. He is following his great-great-grandfather by becoming a

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of the

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. ****** (3) Thomas Lloyd George (born 2018) **** (4) ''Hon.'' Robert John Daniel Lloyd George (born 1952) ***** (5) Richard Joseph Lloyd George (born 1983) ***** (6) Alexander Gwilym Lloyd George (born 1994) ***** (7) Nicholas John Lloyd George (born 1998) ***** (8) Robert Owen Lloyd George (born 1999) ***** (9) David Charles Lloyd George (born 2002) ** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (1894–1967)'' *** Coronet of a British Viscount

'' David Lloyd George, 2nd Viscount Tenby (1922–1983)'' *** (10) Coronet of a British Viscount

''Rt. Hon.'' William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby (born 1927). ''Elected to remain in the House in

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; retired in 2015 and was replaced by Lord Mountevans.'' **** (11, 1) ''Hon.'' Timothy Henry Gwilym Lloyd George (born 1962)

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External links

* Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors)
''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage''
(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press.
BBC Wales: David Lloyd George – World War One Prime Minister

David Lloyd George Exhibition
National Library of Wales
Hereditary Peerage Association
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Earls Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1945)

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