Lloyd was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Henry and served from December 8, 1797, until December 1, 1800, when he resigned. On June 27, 1798, Lloyd introduced the Sedition Act of 1798, a part of the Alien and Sedition Acts.[1]
He engaged in the practice of law afterwards. James Lloyd died at Ratclift Manor, near Easton, Maryland on September 20, 1830.[2] He was interred at Clover Fields, the estate of his daughter in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
james, lloyd, maryland, politician, james, lloyd, 1745, september, 1830, american, politician, james, lloydunited, states, senatorfrom, marylandin, office, december, 1797, december, 1800preceded, byjohn, henrysucceeded, bywilliam, hindmanpersonal, detailsborn1. James Lloyd 1745 September 20 1830 was an American politician James LloydUnited States Senatorfrom MarylandIn office December 8 1797 December 1 1800Preceded byJohn HenrySucceeded byWilliam HindmanPersonal detailsBorn1745Chestertown MarylandDiedSeptember 20 1830 aged 84 85 Easton MarylandPolitical partyFederalistLloyd as born at Farley now Fairlee near Chestertown Maryland He pursued classical studies and studied law was admitted to the bar and commenced practice He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Kent County militia in 1776 and served during the American Revolutionary War He was a general in the War of 1812 and he freed captive Francis Scott Key from Fort McHenry Lloyd was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Henry and served from December 8 1797 until December 1 1800 when he resigned On June 27 1798 Lloyd introduced the Sedition Act of 1798 a part of the Alien and Sedition Acts 1 He engaged in the practice of law afterwards James Lloyd died at Ratclift Manor near Easton Maryland on September 20 1830 2 He was interred at Clover Fields the estate of his daughter in Queen Anne s County Maryland Notes Edit Blumberg 2010 p 85 Another Revolutionary Hero Gone Eastern Shore Whig and People s Advocate Easton MD September 28 1830 References EditBlumberg Phillip 2010 Repressive Jurisprudence in the Early American Republic Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781139490023 See also EditUnited States Congress James Lloyd id L000377 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S SenatePreceded byJohn Henry U S senator Class 3 from Maryland1797 1800 Served alongside John E Howard Succeeded byWilliam Hindman This article about a Maryland politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Lloyd Maryland politician amp oldid 1084187186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
