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Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor

Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (dOO'ēvôr) [key], 1863–1945, British statesman, of Welsh extraction. Lloyd George was a brilliantly eloquent, forceful, and creative statesman, but he was often unscrupulous and opportunistic in his methods and widely mistrusted.

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