Selwyn Lloyd
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The Right Honourable The Lord Selwyn-Lloyd CH CBE TD PC QC DL |
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office 12 January 1971 – 3 February 1976 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Horace King |
| Succeeded by | George Thomas |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 16 October 1964 – 4 August 1965 |
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| Leader | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Herbert Bowden |
| Succeeded by | Fred Peart |
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Lord Privy Seal Leader of the House of Commons |
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In office 18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Iain Macleod |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Bowden |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 27 July 1960 – 13 July 1962 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Derick Heathcoat Amory |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Maudling |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 22 December 1955 – 27 July 1960 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Harold Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Home |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 7 April 1955 – 20 December 1955 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by | Harold Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Walter Monckton |
| Minister of Supply | |
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In office 18 October 1954 – 7 April 1955 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Duncan Sandys |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Maudling |
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Member of Parliament for Wirral |
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In office 5 July 1945 – 11 March 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Crosland Graham |
| Succeeded by | David Hunt |
| Personal details | |
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John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd 28 July 1904 West Kirby, Wirral, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 18 May 1978 (aged 73) Oxfordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
None (1971–1978) Conservative (1945–1971) |
| Alma mater |
Fettes College Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Religion | Methodist |
John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd CH CBE TD PC QC DL (28 July 1904 – 18 May 1978), known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 1955 to 1960, then as Chancellor of the Exchequer until 1962. He was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in 1971, serving until his retirement in 1976.
Lloyd was born in West Kirby, now in Merseyside, but then in the county of Cheshire, the son of John Wesley Lloyd, a dental surgeon, and his wife, Mary Rachel Warhurst. He was educated at Fettes College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union and the Cambridge University Liberal Club.
He was a Liberal Parliamentary candidate at Macclesfield in the 1929 general election, coming third. After this he concentrated on a legal career having been admitted to Gray's Inn in 1926. He was called to the bar in 1930. He served as a councillor on Hoylake Urban District Council 1932–40.
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