Thomas Lloyd (1814–1890) Explained

Thomas Lloyd
Office:Member of Parliament
for Barnstaple
Term Start:20 October 1863
Term End:15 April 1864
Predecessor:John Ferguson Davie
George Potts
Alongside:John Ferguson Davie
Successor:John Ferguson Davie
Richard Bremridge
Birth Date:1814
Nationality:British
Party:Liberal

Thomas Lloyd (1814 – 23 January 1890) was a British Liberal politician.

He served on the Birmingham council from 1855 to 1865, during which time he was an alderman (1856-1865) and mayor (1859). He resigned in 1865 to take up his directorship at Lloyds Bank.[1]

Lloyd was elected MP for Barnstaple at a by-election in October 1863, but was unseated in April 1864 due to bribery.[2] Lloyd stood for election in 1868 at Bewdley[3] but lost in an election which was also marred with bribery.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. url=https://everythingtoeverybody.bham.ac.uk/media/managed/files/The_Lesser_Known_Committee_Members_of_the_Shakespeare_Memorial_Library.pdf
  2. News: The Barnstaple Election Petition. 28 January 2018. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 15 April 1864. 5. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: The Elections. 28 January 2018. Worcester Journal. 24 October 1868. 6–7. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. News: The Election Petitions: Bewdley. 28 January 2018. Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 26 January 1869. 3. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  5. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book.