Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor

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Owen Lloyd George, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor , DL (born April 28, 1924 - † July 29, 2010 in Ffynone , Pembrokeshire ) was a British peer and politician .

life and career

Lloyd George was born in 1924 to Richard Lloyd-George, 2nd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor , and his wife Roberta Ida Freeman McAlpine. the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George was his grandfather. He had an older sister, Valerie (1918-2000). Owen Lloyd George attended Oundle School , where he became a featherweight champion in boxing. Before his 17th birthday, he left school to become a civil engineer for Sir Alfred McAlpine (1907–1968) in his construction company, Alfred McAlpine plc . During World War II he served in the Welsh Guards . He joined there in 1942 and was promoted to captain that same year . After the death of his grandfather in 1945, Winston Churchill , a friend of David Lloyd George, had all four grandsons who served in the military recalled for his burial in North Wales. Owen Lloyd George had been with the 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Guards in Italy since 1944 and was immediately flown to Naples . He was given quarters in the villa of Field Marshal Harold Alexander and was brought to Great Britain in a bomber .

After the Second World War, he worked as an insurance provider for Lloyd's ( Lloyd's underwriter ) in London for almost 40 years . Due to the financial collapse of the insurance group, Lloyd George also suffered losses.

In 1969 he carried the sword at the inauguration of the Prince of Wales ( Investiture of the Prince of Wales ), Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince of Wales , at Caernarfon Castle . He was also a deputy lieutenant for Dyfed . From 1971 to 1994 he was a member of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales . At the age of 63 he bought a house in Wales , the Ffynone country house in a secluded part of Pembrokeshire , which had been built by John Nash . It was restored by Lloyd George and his second wife; According to largely his own designs, Lloyd George also laid out his own forest there. There he also planted over 600 different flowering and evergreen rhododendron bushes over the past 20 years. From 1993 to 1996 he was chairman ( Chairman ) of White's at its tercentenary even Queen Elizabeth II. As guest of honor was present.

Lloyd George published his autobiography , A Tale of Two Grandfathers , in 1999 . He also gave lectures about his grandfather. Lloyd George died on July 29, 2010 at the age of 86 in Ffynone , Pembrokeshire . A public memorial service was held on August 6, 2010 at Berea Chapel in Criccieth . He was then buried in the local cemetery. A funeral service later took place in London .

Membership in the House of Lords

Through the death of his father on May 1, 1968, he inherited the title of Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor and subordinate title. In the House of Lords , he sat as CROSSBENCHER . On May 7, 1969, he gave his inaugural address in the House of Lords. The last time he spoke up was on April 21, 1998, when he was discussing the Government of Wales Bill on reforming the political institutions there. His membership in the House of Lords ended by the House of Lords Act 1999 on November 11, 1999.

family

He married Ruth Margaret Coit (approx. 1919-2003) on September 8, 1949, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. They divorced in 1982. His second marriage was from June 16, 1982 to Josephine, Countess of Woolton, the daughter of Major Alexander Penrose Gordon-Cumming of Altyre, 5th Baronet, and Elizabeth Topham Richardson, Countess Cawdor of Castlemartin. He had 15 grandchildren. His eldest son David inherited his titles.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gardens to visit in Wales: Visions in the valleys The Daily Telegraph, February 26, 2009
  2. ↑ Earl Lloyd George talk: April 15 - latest details announcement on the Lloyd George Society homepage of March 24, 2008
  3. ↑ OWEN LLOYD GEORGE: Obituary advertisement in Media Wales Group dated August 3, 2010
predecessor Office successor
Richard Lloyd George Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
1968-2010 		David Lloyd George
personal data
SURNAME Lloyd George, Owen, 3rd Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lloyd George, Owen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1924
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 2010
Place of death Ffynone , Pembrokeshire