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Selwyn Lloyd

1904 - 1978

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John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (28 July 1904 – 17 May 1978), was a British politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1971 to 1976, having previously held various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home between 1954 and 1964. A member of the Conservative Party, Lloyd served as Foreign Secretary from 1955 to 1960 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1960 to 1962. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral from 1945 to 1976. Born and raised in Cheshire, Lloyd was an active Liberal as a young man in the 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Selwyn Lloyd is the 17,732nd most popular politician (down from 17,472nd in 2024), the 5,970th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,802nd in 2019) and the 661st most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Selwyn Lloyd ranks 17,732 out of 19,576. Before him are Piedad Córdoba, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Keith Holyoake, S. I. Hayakawa, Rustem Khamitov, and Harlem Désir. After him are Kathleen Sebelius, Seiko Noda, Roy Welensky, Gaetano Manfredi, Jean-François Copé, and Seán Mac Diarmada.

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Among people born in 1904, Selwyn Lloyd ranks 349. Before him are Blind Boy Fuller, Ivor Montagu, Alma Bennett, Tom Conway, Mike Bookie, and Keith Holyoake. After him are Hilda James, Virginia Brown Faire, Milburn Stone, Patrick Kavanagh, Charles R. Drew, and Dorothy Fields. Among people deceased in 1978, Selwyn Lloyd ranks 266. Before him are Hugh MacDiarmid, Theresa Weld, Kamil Tolon, Jean Claessens, Ruth Etting, and Kathryn McGuire. After him are Malvina Reynolds, William Grant Still, Robert Sobukwe, Fatima Massaquoi, Tim McCoy, and Ilka Chase.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Selwyn Lloyd ranks 5,972 out of 8,785. Before him are Aaron Lennon (1987), Ian Mosley (1953), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Luke Shaw (1995), and Owen Teale (1961). After him are John Dankworth (1927), Hilda James (1904), Brett Anderson (1967), Graham Parker (1950), Alex Pettyfer (1990), and Paul Whitehouse (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Selwyn Lloyd ranks 661. Before him are Sophia Duleep Singh (1876), Vince Cable (1943), Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Richard Seddon (1845), Henry Sewell (1807), and John Bercow (1963). After him are Shirley Williams (1930), Kemi Badenoch (1980), Nick Leeson (1967), John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847), Abraham Beame (1906), and Dennis Skinner (1932).

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