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  • Megan Lloyd George (1902-66) was the first Welsh woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament. She became Liberal MP for Anglesey in 1929 and held the seat until 1951. She later joined the Labour Party and represented Carmarthenshire from 1957 until her death. She was the daughter of David Lloyd George.
Megan Lloyd George MP, Aneurin Bevan MP and local officials at the opening of the first new post-war council house at Menai Bridge, 1948
  • Photographed by Geoff Charles. Here, Lady Megan Lloyd George is seen presenting the petition to Goronwy Roberts, MP for Caernarfonshire. In the background are Sir Ifan ap Owen Edwards, Elwyn Roberts, T. W. Jones MP, T. I. Ellis and Gwynfor Evans, President of Plaid Cymru. The petition was signed by 240,652 individuals (about 14 per cent of the total Welsh electorate). Further reading: J. Graham Jones, 'S. O. Davies and the Government of Wales Bill, 1955', 'Llafur', vol. 8, no. 3 (2002).
Presenting a petition calling for a Parliament for Wales, Neuadd Idris, Dolgellau, Dolgellau, 12 April 1956
  • An article headed 'Newborough's Aspiration', concerning the demand for a new access road to Llanddwyn Island, which appeared in the press, 6 May 1938. Megan Lloyd George, MP for Anglesey, gave the movement her support on a visit to Newborough.
Newspaper cuttings book: reports on the public protest at Llanddwyn, Anglesey, 1938 [p. 26, image 4 of 21]