James Lloyd (Massachusetts politician)

James Lloyd
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office June 9, 1808 – May 1, 1813
Preceded by	John Quincy Adams
Succeeded by	Christopher Gore
In office June 5, 1822 – May 23, 1826
Preceded by	Harrison Gray Otis
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Silsbee
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1804-1812
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1800-1804
Personal details
Born	December 1769 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 5, 1831 (aged 61) New York City, New York
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Harvard College
Occupation	Merchant

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
• James Lloyd at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Political Graveyard

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.