| Charles Lloyd | |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1748 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Occupation: | Banker, philanthropist, Quaker preacher, abolitionist |
| Children: | 15, including Charles Lloyd and Anna Braithwaite |
| Father: | Sampson Lloyd II |
Charles Lloyd (22 August 1748 – 16 January 1828) was an English banker, philanthropist, Quaker preacher and abolitionist.
Born in Birmingham on 22 August 1748, Lloyd was the second son of Sampson Lloyd, Quaker manufacturer and banker, a member of the Society of Friends, by his second wife, Rachel, daughter of Nehemiah Champion III of Bristol. Lloyd was educated at a school run by Ephraim Goodere, and then began work in his father's counting-house.[1] [2]
After his father's death, Lloyd carried on the banking business with success. He was also a preacher and influential Quaker. Lloyd was a pioneer abolitionist working for the emancipation of the West Indian slaves, a supporter of the Bible Society and of non-sectarian education, and one of the founders of the Birmingham General Hospital.[1]
Lloyd died on 16 January 1828. His residence, Bingley House, near Birmingham, gave its name to Bingley Hall.[1]
Lloyd married, on 13 May 1774, Mary, daughter of James Farmer of Birmingham; they had 15 children. His eldest son was Charles Lloyd (1775–1839) the poet; his eldest daughter, Priscilla, married Christopher Wordsworth. Another daughter, Anna Braithwaite, was a Quaker preacher who toured Britain, Ireland and the United States several times.[3]
Lloyd published a number of translations:[1]