Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet
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Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet (22 July 1720 – 19 August 1769) was a Welsh politician.
Lloyd was born in Llanddewibrefi and educated at Jesus College, Oxford. His father, Walter Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire, was attorney-general for south Wales and was succeeded by Herbert's elder brother, John Lloyd. Herbert Lloyd also trained as a lawyer, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1742. In 1761 he became Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs, and on 26 January 1763 he was created a baronet.[1][2][3] His later years were marked by increasing debt, the loss of his parliamentary seat and poor health.[4]
Death
Herbert Lloyd died on 13 August 1769, en route to Bath. The History of Parliament states that his death was by suicide; the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls that a baseless tradition.[2][4]
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