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The act was brought in after the Liberal Party government of David Lloyd George was severely embarrassed peddling honours for party funds. [2] The practice was legal and dated back several decades partly for new money to discreetly acquire titles; [3] Lloyd George made the practice more systematic and more brazen, charging £10,000 for a knighthood, £30,000 for baronetcy, and £50,000 upwards ...
In the 1920s David Lloyd George was involved in a barely concealed "cash for patronage" scandal managed by Maundy Gregory, which resulted in the 1925 Act which barred this (purchase of peerages had not previously been illegal).
T. P. O'Connor, journalist and Irish Nationalist MP 1880–1929, declined the offer from Lloyd George. Frank Pick, Chief Executive of London Transport in the 1930s. Joseph Strutt, soldier and MP, declined all honours, but suggested the offer (of the barony of Rayleigh) be transferred to his wife instead, which was done.
Arthur John Maundy Gregory, [1] [2] [3] who later used the name Arthur John Peter Michael Maundy Gregory [4] [5] (1 July 1877 – 28 September 1941) was a British theatre producer and political fixer who is best remembered for selling honours for Prime Minister David Lloyd George. [6]
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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor [a] (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal Party politician from Wales, he was known for leading the United Kingdom during the First World War, for social-reform policies, for his role in the Paris Peace Conference, and for negotiating the establishment of the Irish Free State.
Facing a mountain of scandals and lies, George Santos announced on 16 November that he would not seek re-election. His decision came in the wake of a damning report by the House Ethics Committee ...
The Fontainebleau Memorandum is the name given to a document written by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and his advisers during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 that was drafting the Treaty of Versailles. It was titled ‘Some Considerations for the Peace Conference Before They Finally Draft Their Terms, March 25th, 1919’.