Sunday, 13 April 2014
476 Sir Thomas Lloyd
Constituency : Cardiganshire 1865-8, Cardigan Boroughs 1868-74
Sir Thomas pushed aside another Liberal David Davies to take this seat from the Tories.
Thomas was educated at Harrow and Oxford. In 1840 he joined the 13th Light Dragoons and saw service in Canada. Thomas had romantic fantasies and rebuilt Bronwydd as a castle. He also restored the castle at Newport, Pembrokeshire to be the seat of his "Marcher" lordship though he never received the peerage he craved. He was created a baronet in 1863.
Sir Thomas was an Anglican but his maiden speech advocated the abolition of church rates to redress Nonconformist grievances , his constituency being overwhelmingly chapel. He also supported the disestablishment of the Irish Church.
Sir Thomas described himself as "a Whig landlord".
He died in 1877 aged 57.
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