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.
Lloyd was born in Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas, on July 24, 1883, the son of John Q. Lloyd and Mary Anne (Roberts) Lloyd.[1][a] He graduated from the schools of Osage County, then attended Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, and Washburn College.[1]
Lloyd became a newspaper reporter and worked for papers in Kansas City, Missouri, Topeka, Kansas, and Butte, Montana.[1] While working as a reporter, Lloyd attended courses at the Kansas City Law School.[1] 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.[1]
In 1908, he began the full-time practice of law and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for prosecuting attorney of Pierce County.[3] In 1910, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Washington House of Representatives.[4] During World War I, Lloyd joined Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Washington National Guard.[1] He served from 1918 to 1920, and attained the rank of corporal.[1][5] In 1920, he was again the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for county prosecutor.[6] In 1924, Lloyd was an unsuccessful candidate for judge of the Washington Superior Court.[7]
In 1931, Lloyd was appointed a special assistant prosecuting attorney for Thurston County, a role in which he served without pay.[8] He also continued to serve as one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in Pierce County, including as president of the county's Men's Democratic Club.[9]
In 1932 Lloyd was elected to the United States House of Representatives.[1] He was reelected in 1934, and served in the 73rd and 74th Congresses (from March 4, 1933 until his death).[1] 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.[10]
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.[11] Lloyd died in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 1936.[1] He was interred at Tacoma Cemetery in Tacoma.[12]
In 1910, Lloyd married Iva Reedy of Spokane, Washington.[13] They were the parents of three children.[13]
Lloyd was a hunter and fisherman, and carried out several lengthy excursions to remote areas of western Washington.[13] He was active in civic organizations, and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[13] Lloyd was also active in Freemasonry, and he belonged to the Shriners and Order of the Eastern Star, in addition to receiving the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite.[13]
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
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