claim: David Lloyd George was named one of the 100 Greatest Americans.
evidence: David Lloyd George , 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor , -LRB- 17 January 1863 -- 26 March 1945 -RRB- was a British Liberal politician and statesman of Welsh parentage and upbringing .. British. British nationality law. Welsh. Welsh people. Liberal. Liberal Party ( UK ). As Chancellor of the Exchequer -LRB- 1908 -- 1915 -RRB- , Lloyd George was a key figure in the introduction of many reforms which laid the foundations of the modern welfare state .. Chancellor of the Exchequer. Chancellor of the Exchequer. welfare state. welfare state. His most important role came as the highly energetic Prime Minister of the Wartime Coalition Government -LRB- 1916 -- 22 -RRB- , during and immediately after the First World War .. Wartime Coalition. United Kingdom coalition government ( 1916–1922 ). First World War. World War I. He was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that reordered Europe after the defeat of the Central Powers .. Paris Peace Conference. Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Central Powers. Central Powers. Historian Martin Pugh in The Oxford Companion to British History argues that  :. British. British nationality law. He made a greater impact on British public life than any other 20th-century leader , thanks to his pre-war introduction of Britain 's social welfare system -LRB- especially medical insurance , unemployment insurance , and old-age pensions , largely paid for by taxes on high incomes and on the land -RRB- .. British. British nationality law. Furthermore , in foreign affairs he played a leading role in winning the First World War , redrawing the map of Europe at the peace conference , and partitioning Ireland .. First World War. World War I. As Prime Minister , Lloyd George favoured the Conservatives in his coalition in the 1918 elections , leaving the Liberal Party a minority .. Liberal. Liberal Party ( UK ). He became leader of the Liberal Party in the late 1920s , but it grew even smaller and more divided .. Liberal. Liberal Party ( UK ). By the 1930s he was a marginalised and widely mistrusted figure .. He gave weak support to the Second World War amidst fears that he was favourable toward Germany .. Second World War. Second World War. He was voted the third greatest British prime minister of the 20th century in a poll of 139 academics organised by MORI , and in 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote .. British. British nationality law. third greatest. Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. MORI. MORI. 100 Greatest Britons. 100 Greatest Britons