Thomas Lloyd (lieutenant governor)
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Thomas Lloyd was a lieutenant-governor of provincial Pennsylvania.
He was born in Dolobran, Montgomeryshire
, Wales, and subsequently educated at Ruthin School
. He studied law and medicine at Jesus College, Oxford
, from which he was graduated in 1661. He became a Quaker
, and in 1664 was arrested and kept under surveillance till 1672, when Charles II
dispensed with the laws that inflicted punishment for religious offences.
He became a physician and enjoyed a large practice; but in 1683 he and his family removed to Pennsylvania with William Penn
, who made him master of the rolls. He was chosen to represent Philadelphia County in the provincial council
in January 1684, and as its president administered the government, after Penn sailed for England in August, till 9 December 1687, when he was one of an executive commission of five that held power for ten months.
He was again elected to the council to represent Bucks County
in 1689, and took his seat in spite of the opposition of the governor, John Blackwell
, with whom he and others of the Quaker party had a controversy. Blackwell was removed from office by Penn, and Lloyd was again chosen president of the council and afterward commissioned lieutenant-governor by Penn, holding office from 1690 to 1693. During his administration the schism headed by George Keith
took place.
He died in Pennsylvania, 10 September 1694.
He was born in Dolobran, Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording...
, Wales, and subsequently educated at Ruthin School
Ruthin School
Ruthin School is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom. Located on the outskirts of Ruthin, the county town of Denbighshire in North Wales, the school is over seven hundred years old and has been co-educational since 1990.- Beginnings :...
. He studied law and medicine at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, from which he was graduated in 1661. He became a Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
, and in 1664 was arrested and kept under surveillance till 1672, when Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
dispensed with the laws that inflicted punishment for religious offences.
He became a physician and enjoyed a large practice; but in 1683 he and his family removed to Pennsylvania with William Penn
William Penn
William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful...
, who made him master of the rolls. He was chosen to represent Philadelphia County in the provincial council
Pennsylvania Provincial Council
The Pennsylvania Provincial Council helped govern the Province of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1776.-References:*----...
in January 1684, and as its president administered the government, after Penn sailed for England in August, till 9 December 1687, when he was one of an executive commission of five that held power for ten months.
He was again elected to the council to represent Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
in 1689, and took his seat in spite of the opposition of the governor, John Blackwell
John Blackwell
John Blackwell may refer to:* John Blackwell , Welsh poet* John Blackwell , drummer in the New Power Generation* John Blackwell , deputy governor of Colonial Pennsylvania...
, with whom he and others of the Quaker party had a controversy. Blackwell was removed from office by Penn, and Lloyd was again chosen president of the council and afterward commissioned lieutenant-governor by Penn, holding office from 1690 to 1693. During his administration the schism headed by George Keith
George Keith
George Keith was a Scottish missionary.-Life:Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to a Presbyterian family, he received an M.A. from the University of Aberdeen...
took place.
He died in Pennsylvania, 10 September 1694.