David Lloyd George was a president.
David Lloyd George , 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor , ( 17 January 1863 -- 26 March 1945 ) was a British Liberal politician and statesman of Welsh parentage and upbringing . Merchant Shipping Act 1906 . It was part of a number of acts introduced by David Lloyd George , and later Winston Churchill , as President of the Board of Trade , to improve conditions for workers .