Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet

Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet (22 July 1720 – 19 August 1769) was a Welsh politician.

Life

Lloyd was born in Llanddewibrefi and educated at Jesus College, Oxford. His father, Walter Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire, was attorney-general for south Wales and was succeeded by Herbert's elder brother, John Lloyd. Herbert Lloyd also trained as a lawyer, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1742. In 1761 he became Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs, and on 26 January 1763 he was created a baronet.[1][2][3] His later years were marked by increasing debt, the loss of his parliamentary seat and poor health.[4]

Death

Herbert Lloyd died on 13 August 1769, en route to Bath. The History of Parliament states that his death was by suicide; the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls that a baseless tradition.[2][4]

Family

Lloyd was married twice, but left no heir, and the title became extinct.[2] His estates passed to his nephew John Adams, a spendthrift.[5] They were sold to the lawyer Albany Wallis.[6]

Reputation

Geraint H. Jenkins in The Foundations of Modern Wales gave the nickname "Vulture Knight" of Lloyd and wrote that he "ruthlessly exploited the law for his own ends."[7] Bethan Phillips in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography wrote that he "became notorious for his irascible nature and oppressive behaviour", was deserted by his second wife, and shortly before his death "bigamously married a Mrs Bacon of Bishop Auckland". She assigned the nickname to "unpopularity among the Cardiganshire gentry".[4] Lloyd-Johnes in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography wrote that he was "the reputed author of several violent deeds which have become almost legendary in Cardiganshire, and of which one has been the subject of a Welsh play."[1]

Sources

  1. ^ a b Lloyd-Johnes, Herbert Johnes (1959). "Lloyd family, of Peterwell, Cardiganshire". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  2. ^ a b c "Lloyd, Herbert (?1719-69), of Peterwell, Card., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Lloyd, (Sir) Herbert (Bart.)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ a b c Phillips, Bethan. "Lloyd, Sir Herbert, first baronet (1720–1769)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62906. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Adams, John (?1746-1817), of Peterwell, Card., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  6. ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England. Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 319.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Geraint H. (1987). The Foundations of Modern Wales: Wales 1642-1780. Clarendon Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-19-821734-3.


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