Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
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Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, DL
(28 April 1924 - 29 July 2010) was a British Peer. He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords
.
, the founder of the engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. He was also the grandson of David Lloyd George
, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
between 1916 and 1922.
Lloyd-George was educated at Oundle School
, where he was featherweight boxing champion
, but left before his 17th birthday to be apprenticed as a civil engineer to Sir Alfred McAlpine, 3rd Baronet
.
, where he gained the rank of Captain. In the Second World War, he fought with the 3rd Battalion in Italy
between 1944 and 1945. After the war, he served with the 2nd Battalion in Germany
.
On the death of his grandfather in March 1945, Lloyd-George experienced an imaginative gesture on the part of the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, who determined that all four of his old friend's grandsons in the services should be brought home to attend the funeral in north Wales. One was firing his guns across the Rhine, another was flying a bomber, a third was serving in HMS Enterprise
in the North Sea and the fourth, Lloyd-George, was fighting in Italy. Lloyd-George was at once dispatched to Naples by fighter plane, given a bed in Field Marshal Alexander
's villa, flown by bomber to England the next morning, whisked up to north Wales in a Spitfire (flown by a Polish pilot with a schoolboy atlas and no knowledge of Wales) and delivered at Llanystumdwy one hour before the funeral.
On the death of his father on 1 May 1968 he succeeded as Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor and became an active member in the House of Lords
. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) of Dyfed
in 1993.
He married secondly in 1982 to (Cecily) Josephine, Countess of Woolton
, daughter of Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 5th Baronet
and Elizabeth, Countess Cawdor.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(28 April 1924 - 29 July 2010) was a British Peer. He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
Early life
Lord Lloyd-George was the son of Richard Lloyd George, 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, and Roberta Ida Freeman McAlpine, daughter of Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st BaronetSir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet , known as "Concrete Bob", founded the British construction firm now known as Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd....
, the founder of the engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. He was also the grandson of David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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...
between 1916 and 1922.
Lloyd-George was educated at Oundle School
Oundle School
Oundle School is a co-educational British public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire. The school has been maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day...
, where he was featherweight boxing champion
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
, but left before his 17th birthday to be apprenticed as a civil engineer to Sir Alfred McAlpine, 3rd Baronet
McAlpine Baronets
The McAlpine Baronetcy, of Knott Park in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918, for Robert McAlpine, a Scottish civil engineer and the founder of Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd...
.
Career
In 1942, Lloyd-George was commissioned into the Welsh GuardsWelsh Guards
The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
, where he gained the rank of Captain. In the Second World War, he fought with the 3rd Battalion in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
between 1944 and 1945. After the war, he served with the 2nd Battalion in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
On the death of his grandfather in March 1945, Lloyd-George experienced an imaginative gesture on the part of the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, who determined that all four of his old friend's grandsons in the services should be brought home to attend the funeral in north Wales. One was firing his guns across the Rhine, another was flying a bomber, a third was serving in HMS Enterprise
HMS Enterprise (D52)
HMS Enterprise was one of two Emerald-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy. She was built by John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., with the keel being laid down on 28 June 1918. She was launched on 23 December 1919, and commissioned 7 April 1926...
in the North Sea and the fourth, Lloyd-George, was fighting in Italy. Lloyd-George was at once dispatched to Naples by fighter plane, given a bed in Field Marshal Alexander
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian...
's villa, flown by bomber to England the next morning, whisked up to north Wales in a Spitfire (flown by a Polish pilot with a schoolboy atlas and no knowledge of Wales) and delivered at Llanystumdwy one hour before the funeral.
On the death of his father on 1 May 1968 he succeeded as Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor and became an active member in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(DL) of Dyfed
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...
in 1993.
Marriages and children
Lloyd-George married first Ruth Margaret Coit (d. 16 May 2003) on 8 September 1949, but they divorced in 1982. With Coit he had three children, two sons and one daughter:- David Richard Owen Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (born 22 January 1951)
- Hon. Robert John Daniel Lloyd George (born 13 Aug 1952)
- Lady Julia Margaret Violet Lloyd George
He married secondly in 1982 to (Cecily) Josephine, Countess of Woolton
Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton
Roger David Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton , was the son of the 1st Earl of Woolton. His first wife was The Hon. Lucia Edith Lawson, the daughter of Edward Lawson, 4th Baron Burnham. They were divorced in 1953, having had no issue together...
, daughter of Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming, 5th Baronet
Gordon-Cumming Baronets
The Cumming-Gordon, later Gordon-Cumming Baronetcy, of Altyre near Forres, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 May 1804 for Alexander Cumming-Gordon, formerly Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs. The Cumyn or Cumming family had been settled in Scotland...
and Elizabeth, Countess Cawdor.
Trivia
- Lloyd-George carried the Sword at the Investiture of the Prince of WalesInvestiture of the Prince of WalesThe Investiture of the Prince of Wales is the ceremony marking the formal creation of the title of Prince of Wales, similar to a coronation. An Investiture is not required for the Princes of Wales, as the title is created via Letters patent, and consequently the ceremony is for formal purposes...
at Caernarvon in 1969. - He did not acquire a home in Wales until he was 63, when he bought Ffynone, a country house built by John NashJohn NashJohn Nash may refer to:*John Nash , Anglo-Welsh architect*John Forbes Nash, Jr. , American mathematician, 1994 Nobel Economics laureate, subject of the book and film titled A Beautiful Mind...
in a remote corner of PembrokeshirePembrokeshirePembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
. - Lloyd-George was the author of a modest, lively and good-natured volume of memoirs entitled A Tale of Two Grandfathers (1999).
External link
- Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor - website ThePeerage.com