James Lloyd (politician, 1769)

James Lloyd

James Lloyd (born December 1769 in Suffolk County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † April 5, 1831 in New York City ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party ) who represented the state of Massachusetts in the US Senate .

James Lloyd first attended Latin School in Boston and later Harvard College , where he graduated in 1787. As a result, he embarked on a professional career as a businessman, specializing in foreign trade .

Politically, he was active for the first time from 1800 to 1801 as a member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts ; in 1804 he was a member of the State Senate . When US Senator John Quincy Adams left the Federalists in June 1808 and joined the Democratic Republican Party , he also resigned his Senate mandate; the due by-election was then decided by James Lloyd for himself. In 1811 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Lloyd remained in Congress until his own resignation on May 1, 1813 .

Nine years later, on June 5, 1822, Lloyd returned to the Senate; this time his election was preceded by the resignation of Harrison Gray Otis . He successfully applied for re-election and finally resigned his seat on May 23, 1826 for the second time. During his time as a senator, he was among other things the Marine Committee ( Committee on Naval Affairs before). He then withdrew from politics and lived in Philadelphia .

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SURNAME	Lloyd, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Federalist Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH	Suffolk County , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	April 5, 1831
Place of death	New York City