Margaret Lloyd George
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Dame Margaret Lloyd George, GBE
(1866 – 20 January 1941), née Margaret Owen, was the first wife of British Prime Minister
David Lloyd George
- from 1888 until her death in 1941.
, Caernarfonshire
, a well-to-do Methodist farmer who initially disapproved of the radical young Baptist
solicitor. On 1 January 1888, she married Lloyd George and they had five children:
In 1920, during her husband's premiership, Margaret was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
(GBE) after raising over £200,000 for war charities. Lloyd George presided over a meeting on 21st October 1920, at which the Young Wales Association
was founded. The meeting, at the Portman Rooms, Baker Street
, was attended by over 400 members of the London Welsh community. Lloyd George subsequently became its President; from 1921-1922. The Young Wales Association, which afterwards became the London Welsh Trust, runs the London Welsh Centre on Gray's Inn Road
, London, which was opened by Lloyd George on 29 November 1930..
She died in 1941 (four years before her husband was raised to the Peerage
) after a period of illness following a fall when she injured her hip. Her husband later married his secretary, Frances Stevenson
in 1943.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1866 – 20 January 1941), née Margaret Owen, was the first wife of British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
- from 1888 until her death in 1941.
Biography
She was a daughter of Richard Owen of CricciethCriccieth
Criccieth is a town and community on Cardigan Bay, in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies west of Porthmadog, east of Pwllheli and south of Caernarfon. It has a population of 1,826....
, Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
, a well-to-do Methodist farmer who initially disapproved of the radical young Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
solicitor. On 1 January 1888, she married Lloyd George and they had five children:
- Richard, later 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1889-1968)
- Mair (1890-1907)
- Lady Olwen Elizabeth Carey Evans (1892-1990). Grandmother of Margaret MacMillanMargaret MacMillanMargaret Olwen MacMillan, OC is a historian and professor at the University of Oxford, where she is Warden of St. Antony's College. She is former provost of Trinity College and professor of history at the University of Toronto and previously, at Ryerson University...
. and great-grandmother of the historian Dan SnowDan SnowDaniel Robert Snow is an English television presenter. He has presented and appeared in many popular history-related programmes for the BBC and is the "History Hunter" for The One Show.-Early life and background:...
. - Gwilym, later 1st Viscount TenbyGwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount TenbyMajor 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....
(1894-1967) - Lady MeganMegan Lloyd GeorgeLady 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....
(1902-1966)
In 1920, during her husband's premiership, Margaret was appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(GBE) after raising over £200,000 for war charities. Lloyd George presided over a meeting on 21st October 1920, at which the Young Wales Association
London Welsh Centre
The London Welsh Centre is a community and arts centre on Gray's Inn Road, in the London Borough of Camden. The Centre is owned and run by the London Welsh Trust....
was founded. The meeting, at the Portman Rooms, Baker Street
Baker Street
Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder William Baker, who laid the street out in the 18th century. The street is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lived at a fictional 221B...
, was attended by over 400 members of the London Welsh community. Lloyd George subsequently became its President; from 1921-1922. The Young Wales Association, which afterwards became the London Welsh Trust, runs the London Welsh Centre on Gray's Inn Road
Gray's Inn Road
Gray's Inn Road, formerly Gray's Inn Lane, is a major road in central London, in the London Borough of Camden. It is named after Gray's Inn, one of the main Inns of Court. The road starts in Holborn, near Chancery Lane tube station and the boundaries of the City of London and the London Borough...
, London, which was opened by Lloyd George on 29 November 1930..
She died in 1941 (four years before her husband was raised to the Peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
) after a period of illness following a fall when she injured her hip. Her husband later married his secretary, Frances Stevenson
Frances Stevenson
Frances Stevenson, Countess Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, CBE was the mistress, personal secretary, confidante and second wife of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George....
in 1943.