George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd - Definition and Overview

George Ambrose Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd (1879-February 4 1941) was a British Conservative politician strongly associated with the "Diehard" wing of the party.

In the 1920s he served as High Commissioner to Egypt until his dismissal was forced by the British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson. During the 1930s he was one of the most prominent opponents of proposals to grant Indian Home Rule, working alongside Winston Churchill against the National Government. When Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940, he appointed Lloyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies and in December of that year he conferred the additional job of Leader of the House of Lords. However Lloyd died in office two months later.