William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby (born 7 November 1927) is a British

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 peer and soldier. He is one of the ninety hereditary peer

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s in the House of Lords

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, elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999

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Lord Tenby is the son of Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby

Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby

Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957....

, and Edna Gwenfrom Jones. His father was a National Liberal

National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

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 politician who served as Home Secretary

Home Secretary

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 under Winston Churchill

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 and Anthony Eden

Anthony Eden

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. (The 3rd) Lord Tenby's paternal grandfather was David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...

, the British Liberal

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 Prime Minister 1916–1922, who also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer

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 1908–1915. Ironically, David Lloyd George's 1909 Budget, which was rejected out of hand by the House of Lords, paved the way for reform of that House.

He was educated at Eastbourne College

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 and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge

St Catharine's College, Cambridge

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts

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 in history in 1949. In 1983, he succeeded to his older brother's title. Lord Tenby served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers

Royal Welch Fusiliers

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, reaching the rank of Captain.

Lloyd George worked as editorial assistant for Herbert Jenkins Ltd from 1951–1954, and in the advertisement department of Associated Newspapers

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 from 1954–1957. Between 1957–1974, he was group advertising manager of United Dominions Trust Ltd, and, from 1974–1987, as PR adviser to Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Ltd.

In 1985, he became consultant to the Williams Lea Group until 1993. He was director of Ugland International (plc) from 1993–1995. He is chairman of the trustees of Byways Residential Home and president of the Aldershot Group Riding for the Disabled.

Since 1955, Lord Tenby has been married to Ursula Diana Ethel Medlicott, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Edward Medlicott (DSO). They have two daughters and one son, Clare, Sarah and Timothy Lloyd George.