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Lyn George, Northumberland
I believe DLG'S father - William George was one of eight children and yes one of them was a Thomas George. I am related to James Thomas George - another of the children. I believe Thomas George died in India and James Thomas George resided in USA for many years.
Tue Jun 9 16:56:03 2009
Paul from Liverpool
Re comments on Churchill. John Grigg's book, The Young Lloyd George, says Churchill came to Criccieth once to see LG on the Admiralty yacht, Enchantress. Lady Olwen Carey-Evans' book on her father has a picture of LG and Churchill on the seafront at Criccieth.
Fri Feb 27 13:45:48 2009
US Connection
Re. Does anyone know if David Lloyd George had a paternal uncle called Thomas George (born 1828)??Yes, that is my understanding. Thomas Lloyd born Staffordshire April 1, 1823, marries Hannah Pepper and moves to Bellville IL.USA(1860). Very active in mining and former member of the Chartist Party Staffordshire. Thomas--Possible child of David Lloyd and Mary Bagnell (?first marriage)
Tue Jan 20 09:15:59 2009
Terence from Crawley
John Pettit Griffith was my great grandfather. Can anyone confirm the dates he was Lloyd George's secretary or let me know where I can find photographs?
Tue Nov 18 09:02:53 2008
Merfyn Davies, Calgary
When Lloyd George was at 11 Downing St. my Grandmother was his cook and she and my grandfather. who was an ANZAC but from Criccieth, had there wedding breakfast there (11 Downing Street). They lived in Marine Terrace.
Wed Oct 1 09:17:48 2008
Julia
My great grandfather and father worked for him. My great grandfather was bailif at his home in Cghurt Surry.
Mon Jun 30 10:01:04 2008
Susan Thomas, Oxford
My father told me that Lloyd George was his paternal grandfather, but it was hushed up. My father, who recently died, bore a striking resemblance to the Welsh Wizard. He had the looks of a film star, was a brilliant poet and had many degrees. I am something of a political activist myself and enjoy causing a bit of "trouble" in Oxford`s local elections.I am very keen to get in touch with any living descendants of my great grandfather to see if we share any similar interests or personality traits. Oxford`s recent election results bucked the trend. I wonder why?
Tue Jun 3 09:38:48 2008
H from NZ
Does anyone know if David Lloyd George had a paternal uncle called Thomas George (born 1828)??
Thu Nov 15 09:44:06 2007
Stephen from Pennsylvania
Does anyone have the address for Lloyd George's home when he lived in Criccieth?Also any information on his relationship with Churchill's mother. I have heard she pleaded with LG to bring Churchill in from the political wilderness, and exchanged favors.
Fri Nov 2 09:42:58 2007
gareth rhostryfan
very interesting reading... has anybody got any information about the statue ot him on castle square caernarfon. ie who commissioned it. also when was it erected? many thanks.
Mon Oct 29 09:56:05 2007
George Hogg from Surrey
Lloyd George was Prime Minister of Britain during the Irish War or Independence in which appalling atrocities were committed by British Forces against the civilian population of Ireland; murder, rape, arson etc. This was arguably one of the most appalling periods of British military history, immediately following the mass slaughter of British soldiers during WW1. Perhaps we should be keep these facts in mind when heaping praise on this individual's political achievements.
Fri Oct 26 09:36:22 2007
Ian
There was no excuse for the 'B' specials and 'black & tans' in Ireland, but to blame him for splitting Ireland is rubbish. The fact that he got any deal after having to rely on Tory votes is a miracle. He was a man with faults, but with the gift to persuade almost anyone to part with anything, through the power of speech. He was truly unique.
Fri Oct 26 09:29:53 2007
Robin Elias
My father was one was one of the men who carried his coffin. He, my father, can be seen on the film clip shown by British Pathe News On the Web and on "film" of the funeral that was shown on TV. My sister tels me that we were at the funeral. I can remember going to his house as a child. Lady Megan (his MP daughter) lived in Cricieth.
Tue Jul 17 09:20:27 2007
Edward J. Neal - Milton Keynes Village
My Maternal Grandmother was born in the Victorian Houses at the Barmouth end of the Railway Bridge and she once said that Lloyd George and Winston Churchill were seen strolling along Marine Terrace Criccieth together during the first World War. Also that there was a "Dreadnought" battleship in the bay "watching over them". Anyone know anything of this - and are there any photographs?
Tue May 8 10:25:59 2007
David Hawken, Llanddaniel Fab
A lady called Ann Parry, born in Llanrhyddlad, was D Ll G's Welsh secretary, and was with the family at his deathbed. She wrote a book,'Thirty Thousand Yesterdays, about her early life in Llanrhyddlad and her time with D Ll G in London, Bron y Dde, in Surrey, where, amongst other things, she looked after his bees, and also the last days of the Great Man. This book is in the Public Library in Llangefni. There was a recent re-print and I know where about 80 copies are.
Wed Mar 7 15:15:30 2007
David Lloyd Hughes, Leeds
My grandfather, John Richard Lloyd Hughes, was a newspaper cartoonist who claimed to have drawn the first published cartoon of LlG. Has anyone a copy? Grandad's cousin, Charles Evans Hughes, was US Secretary of State at the time of the Versailles Treaty, so he too would have met LlG.
Thu Feb 22 17:03:10 2007
Godfrey Bingley
My cousin, Ellen Wilkinson, who rose from cotton mill fodder to be a cabinet minister in the Labour Government of 1945, came from Manchester not far from where Lloyd George lived as a child but we do not know if they met. What was it about the Manchester slums in the early 1900s that raised people to rise so far from humble beginnings - Ellen's neighbour became a professor.
Thu Feb 1 09:22:27 2007
Graham Vine from Bordon
My late cousin, Hilda Cheek, was employed as a secretary by David Lloyd George, a circumstance that has led to some family speculation that she may have enjoyed intimate relations with him, fuelled by the discovery that she was a good deal wealthier than one might expect of a secretary, able to travel first class by train and liner and dress in haute couture by Worth of Paris, whose shows she frequented yearly. From time-to-time she visited Lloyd George at his Hindhead home, allegedly upon official business, but there is a dearth of hard fact as my cousin was always very discreet though, obviously, a very loyal supporter of her one-time employer.
Mon Jan 15 16:26:39 2007
Steve from Anglesey
Lloyd George was a Boro Fan.
Wed Jul 5 16:25:16 2006
Mrs Petinarides, Stratford-on-Avon
My grandfather was a second cousin to Lloyd George, I am 83yrs old. I thought the BBC4 programme was wonderful and I would very much like to buy a video of it.
Tue May 23 15:20:11 2006
John Clarke, Swaffham, Norfolk
Huw Edwards' documentary, reappraising Lloyd George, was a superb piece of work. Special pleading, yes, tendentious, but passionate and totally convincing. Let there be more passion in documentaries, just like the good old days.
Tue May 23 15:20:01 2006
Keith Pritchard from Plymouth
Lloyd-George's achievements were not only considerable but extraordinary.
He was an active pacifist who became Prime Minister of a country at War - a unique situation to say the least.
As Minister of Munitions in 1916 he re-organised industry - placing factories on a War Footing for the first time. This was done to supply the Western Front which was desperately short munitions and in danger of loosing the war.
During WW1, as First Lord of the Admiralty, he suggested the use of merchant shipping convoys protected by naval warships - despite strong opposition from the Admiralty.
His famous 1908 Budget did much to start the concept of the Welfare State by taxing the wealthy landowners.
He 'appointed' additional Liberals into the House of Lords in order to overcome the Tory majority who were blocking his reforming budget.
Lloyd George entered the Commons as an unpaid MP financed by his Solicitor uncle....in Criccieth.
In 1936 - in the presence of Lloyd George, Hitler said at a Nuremberg rally - 'if it wasn't for you Sir, we would have won the last war.'
One could argue that his achievements were greater than his life long friend's - Winston Churchill, when you consider his social background and his widowed mother's relatively poor standing.
Sadly, he's the only leading PM in recent times without a statue in London?
Mon Dec 26 00:22:56 2005
Bethan Williams from Anglesey
My great-grandfather was one of the men who carried his coffin. He can be seen on the film that was shown on tv the day of the funeral.
Mon Sep 12 14:22:29 2005
Patricia Hogan, Godalming . Surrey.
I was a very small child living at my grandparents house on the outskirts of the village of Llanystumdwy. My grandfather who was a local poet (Melinog) told me all about the events of that day (the funeral).
Wed Mar 23 16:32:05 2005
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