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James Lloyd
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
June 9, 1808 – May 1, 1813
Preceded byJohn Quincy Adams
Succeeded byChristopher Gore
In office
June 5, 1822 – May 23, 1826
Preceded byHarrison Gray Otis
Succeeded byNathaniel Silsbee
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1804-1812
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1800-1804
Personal details
BornDecember 1769
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedApril 5, 1831(1831-04-05) (aged 61)
New York City, New York
Political partyFederalist
Alma materHarvard College
OccupationMerchant

James Lloyd (December 1769 – April 5, 1831) was a Federalist United States Senator from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States.

Life

James Lloyd was born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to James Lloyd, a medical doctor, and Sarah (Curwin) Lloyd. Lloyd was educated at Boston Latin School and Harvard College, where he received a BA in 1787 and an MA in 1790. He got a job as a merchant clerk, in which capacity he traveled to Russia in 1792.

In 1800 Lloyd was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and in 1804 he won election to the state senate. In 1808, he defeated United States Senator John Quincy Adams for the term beginning in 1809, and then was elected to the unexpired term when Adams resigned. He served until his resignation on May 1, 1813. On June 17, 1812, he voted against declaring war on Britain. Upon the resignation of Senator Harrison Gray Otis in 1822, he was again elected and reelected, serving until his resignation on May 23, 1826. He died in New York City and is buried in King's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.

On February 28, 1812, Lloyd gave a speech in the Senate of the United States on the Bill "Concerning the Naval Establishment".

Lloyd was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1820.[1]

References

  1. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  • "James Lloyd", Lamb's Biographical Dictionary
  • United States Congress. "James Lloyd (id: L000378)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Political Graveyard

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts
1808–1813
Served alongside: Timothy Pickering, Joseph B. Varnum 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts
1822–1826
Served alongside: Elijah H. Mills 		Succeeded by


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