George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd

George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd, GCSI, GCIE, DSO, PC (19 September 1879 – 4 February 1941) was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who was strongly associated with the "Diehard" wing of the party. From 1937 to 1941, he was chairman of the British Council in which capacity he sought to ensure support for Britain's position during the Second World War.

This article is about the British politician. For other persons named George Lloyd, see George Lloyd (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
The Lord Lloyd
GCSI GCIE DSO PC
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
22 December 1940 – 4 February 1941
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byThe Viscount Halifax
Succeeded byThe Lord Moyne
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
12 May 1940 – 4 February 1941
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byMalcolm MacDonald
Succeeded byThe Lord Moyne
High Commissioner in Egypt
In office
1925–1929
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Viscount Allenby
Succeeded bySir Percy Loraine, Bt
Governor of Bombay
In office
16 December 1918 – 8 December 1923
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Marquess of Willingdon
Succeeded bySir Leslie Orme Wilson
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 November 1925 – 4 February 1941
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Lord Lloyd
Member of Parliament
for Eastbourne
In office
29 October 1924 – 15 November 1925
Preceded byRupert Gwynne
Succeeded bySir Reginald Hall
Member of Parliament
for West Staffordshire
In office
10 February 1910 – 14 December 1918
Preceded byHenry McLaren
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1879-09-19)19 September 1879
Olton Hall
Died4 February 1941(1941-02-04) (aged 61)
Marylebone, London, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hon. Blanche Lascelles
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(m. 1911)​
ChildrenAlexander Lloyd, 2nd Baron Lloyd
Alma mater
  • Eton Trinity College, Cambridge
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