On This Day
14 May 1966
Death of Lady Megan Lloyd George, Liberal MP for Anglesey 1929-51
The youngest child of Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Megan Lloyd George was the first female MP for a Welsh seat. She was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party 1949-51. She was devastated to lose her parliamentary seat and felt the radical tradition in Welsh politics had passed to the Labour Party. She joined Labour and represented Carmarthen from 1957 until her death.