Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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. It was created in 1945 for the famous Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...

. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer

Chancellor of the Exchequer

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 from 1908 to 1915 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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 from 1916 to 1922. Lloyd George was made Viscount Gwynedd, of Dwyfor

Dwyfor

Dwyfor was one of the five local government districts of Gwynedd, Wales from 1974 to 1996, covering the Llŷn peninsula. Its council was based in Pwllheli....

 in the County of Caernarvon

Caernarfonshire

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, at the same time as he was given the earldom. This title is also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Under the rules governing titles within the peerage, Lloyd George's name in his title was hyphenated but not in his surname, similar to that of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...

, Baron Lloyd-Webber.
As of August 2010, the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Earl, who succeeded his father.

Two of Lloyd George's children also gained distinction. His second son the Hon. Gwilym Lloyd George

Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby

Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957....

 was Home Secretary

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 from 1954 to 1957 and was created Viscount Tenby

Viscount Tenby

Viscount Tenby, of Bulford in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1957 for the former Home Secretary, the Hon. Gwilym Lloyd George. He was the second son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor. the title is held...

 in 1957. His daughter Megan Lloyd George

Megan Lloyd George

Lady Megan Arfon Lloyd George CH was a British politician, the first female Member of Parliament for a Welsh constituency, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She later became a Labour MP....

 represented Anglesey and Carmarthen

Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

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.

Both Gwynedd

Gwynedd

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 and Dwyfor

Dwyfor

Dwyfor was one of the five local government districts of Gwynedd, Wales from 1974 to 1996, covering the Llŷn peninsula. Its council was based in Pwllheli....

 are ancient Welsh language

Welsh language

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 placenames. Their use in the titles was prior to their revival in 1974 for a local government county and district

Districts of Wales

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, respectively.

The family seat is Ffynone, near Newcastle Emlyn

Newcastle Emlyn

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 in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

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.

Earls Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1945)

• David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
  David Lloyd George
  David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
  
   (1863–1945)
• 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
  Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, DL was a British Peer. He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.-Early life:...
  
   (1924-2010)
• David Richard Owen Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (b. 1951).

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

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is the present holder's son, William Alexander Lloyd George, Viscount Gwynedd (b. 1986).