John Horatio Lloyd (1 September 1798 – 17 July 1884) was an English barrister and Liberal MP for Stockport from 1832 to 1835.

Background

He was born the son of John Lloyd, attorney and Town Clerk of Stockport, and Mary Lott. He was educated at

Stockport Grammar School Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Stockport, England. Founded in 1487 by former Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa, it is the second oldest in the North of England, after Lancaster Royal Grammar School, ...

and

Queen's College, Oxford The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, ...

. In 1823 he was made a fellow of both

and

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

. He went up to London and was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1826. In conjunction with

William Newland Welsby William Newland Welsby (bapt. 3 January 1802England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 – 1 July 1864) was a legal writer who was born in Acton, Cheshire about 1802, was the only son of William Welsby of the Middle Temple, gentleman. He ...

he published in three parts "Reports of Mercantile Cases in the Courts of Common Law" in 1829 and 1830. In 1832 he entered Parliament as Liberal MP for Stockport, following the passing of the Reform Bill, and held the seat until 1835. After a period in Athens working for the

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, he returned to England and his legal practice became very successful, particularly in regards to investments in railways, for which is developed the Lloyd's Bond. He became one of the directors of the

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. In his will, he bequeathed the sum of £92,000, ().

Family

He married Caroline Holland Watson, daughter of Major Holland Watson of the Stockport Volunteer Corps, on 7 September 1826.The Annual Register. 1826. p.210 They had the following children *Horatio Watson Lloyd (1827–1828) *

Horace Lloyd Horace Lloyd QC (August 1828 – 30 March 1874) was an English barrister. Background He was the son of John Horatio Lloyd and Caroline Watson. He was educated at University College, London, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was calle ...

(1828–1874), who married Adelaide Atkinson and whose daughter Constance Lloyd married

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. *Frederick Watson Lloyd (1830–1862) *Emily Francis Lloyd (1831–1892) *Caroline Lloyd (1833–1893) *Louisa Mary Lloyd (1835–1908) *Sophia Holland Lloyd (1837–1838) *Edward Lloyd (1840–1845)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, John Horatio 1798 births 1884 deaths People educated at Stockport Grammar School Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 Members of the Inner Temple Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport