This English politician became famous due to the war. An attempt to continue the fighting led him to collapse. Until the end of his life, he could not forgive his defeat in Russia and continued to plot against it.
Today, some of the ideas of this statesman may seem crazy. In the days when he lived, such considerations were based on the real state of things. He was a friend of Winston Churchill and taught him to be unprincipled when it comes to the interests of the Fatherland.
early years
David was born in January 1863 in Manchester. In addition to him, there was another boy in the family. His father started as a school teacher, and by the time his son was born, he rose to the position of director of an educational institution. When the baby was 3 years old, his parent died, leaving a widow with two children in her arms. The unfortunate woman was forced to seek help from her relatives. Her elder brother was a Baptist pastor from North Wales.
Manchester City David Lloyd was born in
Our hero after school received the profession of a lawyer. He trained in one of the notary offices of the city of Portmadog and dreamed of moving to London. It was easier to make a career in the capital, and earnings there made it possible to provide for relatives. The lawyer managed to find his wife Margaret and have a baby. Uncle helped the guy to his feet. The old man loved to chat about politics. Another tempting prospect arose before his pupil - people earned large sums of money and high posts in government offices. Young Lloyd did not stand aside, he joined the Liberal Party.
Parliament
In the 1890 election, Wales supported David Lloyd George. This debutant introduced a program that took into account the interests of the local population. In Parliament, the young man did not moderate his ardor, he proposed bold reforms and waited for the hour when the government would be ready for reforms. In 1905, Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman invited him to his office. After 3 years, he sent Lloyd to work in the Treasury. His tax reforms provoked the dissatisfaction of the conservatives and provoked a parliamentary crisis; ordinary people respected their intercessor.
David Lloyd George
In 1910, an event occurred that affected the personal life of the parliamentarian. For his children, he hired a teacher, Francis Stevenson. This person was not a Puritan, she seduced David. A few years later, he appointed her his secretary. Lovers were able to get married only after the death of the first wife of Lloyd George in 1943.
Warrior
An active and unrestrained politician showed what he is capable of when the First World War began. David Lloyd was appointed Minister of Arms. He combined this position with the post of head of the Ministry of Finance. Our hero was an opponent of colonial wars, but here it was a question of the security of the motherland. His successes in multiplying the combat equipment of the army were so obvious that in 1916 he was made Minister of War. To usurp power, the sly man stripped many of his party members and became prime minister of a coalition government.
World War I English Poster
The revolution in Russia pleased the British patriot, because a formidable and powerful state could disappear from the map. On Lloyd's initiative, intervention and assistance to the White Movement was launched. The schemer ordered several groups led by monarchists to contribute to the cause. He wanted to see a great country fragmented into several specific principalities. When this plan was defeated, England began a trade blockade of the USSR. For such feats, Vladimir Mayakovsky brought in his work the British prime minister in a caricatured form.
Soviet caricature of the activities of David Lloyd
After the war
Our hero demanded war until the complete defeat of Germany. When this happened, he was presented with another chance to show his fighting qualities. In 1919, the Irish revolted. The punitive expeditions were not successful, Britain had to recognize the independence of the new country. To forget about the painful blow, Lloyd decided to support Greece in the war against the Turks in 1922. The old man again failed. The campaign was failed, Athens made peace with the enemy on unfavorable conditions.
The outrage of the prime minister grew among his colleagues. Having betrayed the liberals for the sake of rank, he made a serious mistake. In 1922, realizing the criticality of the situation, David Lloyd resigned. The famous intriguer had to return to his former like-minded people, to convince them of the goodness of their intentions in order to continue to influence the country's course. He no longer held high posts, but they listened to his opinion.
Portrait of David Lloyd on the cover of a magazine (1923)
