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Thomas Lloyd (1814–1890)

Thomas Lloyd (1814–1890)

British Liberal Party politician

Thomas Lloyd (1814 – 23 January 1890)[1] was a British Liberal politician.

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, Preceded by ...

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.[2]

Lloyd was elected MP for Barnstaple at a by-election in October 1863, but was unseated in April 1864 due to bribery.[3] Lloyd stood for election in 1868 at Bewdley[4] but lost in an election which was also marred with bribery.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  2. [2]
    url=https://everythingtoeverybody.bham.ac.uk/media/managed/files/The_Lesser_Known_Committee_Members_of_the_Shakespeare_Memorial_Library.pdf
  3. [3]
    "The Barnstaple Election Petition". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 15 April 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. [4]
    "The Elections". Worcester Journal. 24 October 1868. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. [5]
    "The Election Petitions: Bewdley". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 26 January 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. [6]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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