Alexander David Frederick Lloyd, 2nd Baron Lloyd (30 September 1912 – 5 November 1985), was a British

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politician. Lloyd was the only son of

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, and his wife, Blanche Isabella (née Lascelles). He succeeded his father in the barony in 1941 and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the

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. He served under

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(a close political associate of his father) as a

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(government whip in the

) from 1951 to 1952 and as

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from 1952 to 1954, and under Churchill and later

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from 1954 to 1957. Lord Lloyd married Lady Victoria Jean Marjorie Mabell Ogilvy, daughter of

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, in 1942. They had one son and two daughters: * The Hon. Davinia Margaret Lloyd (b. 13 March 1943) * The Hon. Charles George David Lloyd (4 April 1949 – 1974) * The Hon. Laura Blanche Bridget Lloyd (b. 7 March 1960) Lord Lloyd died in November 1985, aged 73. As his only son had predeceased him, the barony became extinct upon his death.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Alexander Lloyd, 2nd Baron 1912 births 1985 deaths Barons Lloyd Members of London County Council Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955 Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957 Lloyd family of Birmingham