Wesley Lloyd

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Wesley Lloyd

|image = Wesley Lloyd (Washington state Congressman).jpg

|alt =

|caption = Lloyd as depicted in the Pictorial Directory of the 74th Congress

|state = Washington

|district = 6th

|term_start = March 4, 1933

|term_end = January 10, 1936

|predecessor = Constituency established

|successor = John M. Coffee

|birth_date = {{birth date|1883|7|24}}

|birth_place = Osage County, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1936|1|10|1883|7|24}}

|death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.

|resting_place = Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington

|spouse = Iva Reedy (m. 1910)

|children = 3

|party = Democratic

|education = Kansas City Law School

|profession = Journalist
Attorney

|allegiance = United States
State of Washington

|branch = Washington National Guard

|branch_label = Service

|serviceyears = April 16, 1918 – April 8, 1920

|rank = Corporal

|unit = Company F, 3rd Washington Infantry Regiment

}}

Wesley Lloyd (July 24, 1883 – January 10, 1936) was an American attorney and politician from Tacoma, Washington. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1933 to 1936.

Early life

Lloyd was born in Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas, on July 24, 1883, the son of John Q. Lloyd and Mary Anne (Roberts) Lloyd.{{cite book |author=Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress |date=2005 |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA1459 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1459 |isbn=978-0-1607-3176-1 |via=Google Books}}{{efn|Arvonia was established in 1869. By the early 1900s, it had become largely depopulated after railroad construction bypassed the town.{{cite web |url=https://legendsofkansas.com/arvonia-kansas/ |title=Arvonia, Kansas – Lost on the Prairie |last=Alexander |first=Kathy |date=June 30, 2022 |website=Legends of Kansas |publisher=Legends of America |location=Warsaw, MO |access-date=March 12, 2023 |quote=}}}} He graduated from the schools of Osage County, then attended Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, and Washburn College.

Career

Lloyd became a newspaper reporter and worked for papers in Kansas City, Missouri, Topeka, Kansas, and Butte, Montana. While working as a reporter, Lloyd attended courses at the Kansas City Law School. He received his LL.B. degree in 1906, was admitted to the bar, and moved to Tacoma, Washington, where he worked as a reporter while establishing a law practice.

In 1908, he began the fulltime practice of law, and was the unsuccessful Democratic, nominee for prosecuting attorney of Pierce County.{{cite news |date=November 6, 1908 |title=Pierce County Vote Complete |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120705002/county-vote/ |work=The Daily Ledger |location=Tacoma, WA |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1910, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives.{{cite news |date=November 7, 1910 |title=Notice of Nominations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120705611/nominations/ |work=The Daily Ledger |location=Tacoma, WA |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}} During World War I, Lloyd joined Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Washington National Guard. He served from 1918 to 1920, and attained the rank of corporal.{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/93351:62272 |title=State of Washington Military Records, 1855-1950, Entry for Wesley Lloyd |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=March 12, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} In 1920, he was again the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for county prosecutor.{{cite news |date=November 14, 1920 |title=Make Official Canvass of Vote |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120708885/canvass/ |work=The Daily Ledger |location=Tacoma, WA |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1924, Lloyd was an unsuccessful candidate for judge of the Washington Superior Court.{{cite news |date=September 11, 1924 |title=Hartley Falling In Pierce County Vote |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120709418/falling/ |work=The Daily Ledger |location=Tacoma, WA |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1931, Lloyd was appointed a special assistant prosecuting attorney for Thurston County, a role in which he served without pay.{{cite news |date=September 11, 1931 |title=Special Attorneys Will Draw No Pay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120710817/attorneys/ |work= |location=Olympia, WA |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}} He also continued to serve as one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in Pierce County, including president of the county's Men's Democratic Club.{{cite news |date=January 8, 1932 |title=Lloyd to Speak When Democrats Dine In Seattle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120710626/democrats/ |work=The Daily Ledger |location=Tacoma, WA |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}

U.S. Congress

In 1932 Lloyd was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1934, and served in the 73rd and 74th Congresses (March 4, 1933 until his death). During his congressional service, Lloyd served on the Judiciary Committee and was appointed to a leadership role as regional whip for Washington, Oregon, and California.{{cite book |author=Joint Committee on Printing, United States Congress |date=1934 |title=Official Congressional Directory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLmGAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA123 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=123 |via=Google Books}}

Serving in Congress during the economic downturn of the Great Depression, on May 9, 1933, Lloyd proposed an unsuccessful constitutional amendment that would have placed a maximum limit on individual net worth.{{cite book |last=Lloyd |first=Wesley |date=May 9, 1933 |title=Congressional Record |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1933-pt3-v77/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1933-pt3-v77-11-1.pdf |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=3100}} Lloyd died in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 1936. He was interred at Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma.{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |date=1998 |title=Where They're Buried |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA316 |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Clearfield Company |page=316 |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |via=Google Books}}

Personal life

In 1910, Lloyd married Iva Reedy of Spokane, Washington.{{cite news |date=January 10, 1936 |title=Rep. Wesley Lloyd, Tacoma Democrat, Dies of Heart Attack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120697897/lloyd-dies/ |work=The Bellingham Herald |location=Bellingham, WA |pages=1, 12 |via=Newspapers.com}} URL for second page is Newspapers.com/clip/120698155/lloyd-dies/ They were the parents of three children.

Lloyd was a hunter and fisherman, and carried out several lengthy excursions to remote areas of western Washington. He was active in civic organizations, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Lloyd was also active in Freemasonry, and belonged to the Shriners and Order of the Eastern Star, in addition to receiving the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite.

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External links

{{cite book |author=U.S. House of Representatives |date=1936 |title=Wesley Lloyd, Late a Representative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISUK0MUYInsC |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}

{{US House succession box

| state=Washington

| district=6

| before= New district formed after 1930 Census

| after=John M. Coffee

| years=1933-1936

}}

Category:1883 births

Category:1936 deaths

Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Washington (state)

Category:People from Osage County, Kansas

Category:Politicians from Tacoma, Washington