Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran

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Rhys Gerran Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran CDB QC JP ( August 12, 1907 , † January 30, 1991 ) was a British lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party who, in 1973, was a life peer under the Life Peerages Act 1958 of the House of Lords has been.

Life

Lloyd graduated after school studying at Selwyn College of the University of Cambridge and then took a job as a teacher at the Bembridge School on the Isle of Wight , where he was involved in numerous organizations dedicated to the social philosopher John Ruskin related. After a post-graduate study of law , he received his legal admission as 1939 Barrister , specializing in the following period to questions about patent law . From 1951 to 1960 he was editor and editor of the standard work Kerly's law of trade marks and trade names founded by Duncan Mackenzie Kerly . His many years of experience lawyer in 1961 the title of it was Solicitor General ( Queen's Counsel ) awarded.

In addition to his professional career, Lloyd was politically involved in the Liberal Party, for which he unsuccessfully applied for a member of the House of Commons in the general election on October 8, 1959 in the constituency of Anglesey . In 1971 he succeeded David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore President of the Liberal Party of Wales and held this position until he was succeeded by Geraint Wyn Howells in 1974. During this time he also succeeded Trevor Jones between 1973 and his Replacement by Arthur Holt 1974 President of the Liberal Party of Great Britain.

By a Letters Patent of 29 June 1973 Lloyd was, who is also Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) was and partly as a magistrate ( justice of the peace had), because of the Life Peerages Act 1958 as a life peer with the title Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran , of Llanwenog in the County of Cardigan, was raised to the nobility and was a member of the House of Lords until his death. Its official launch ( Introduction ) in the House of Lords was carried out with the support of Frank Byers, Byers Baron and Simon Mackay on July 4 1,973th

As a member of the House of Lords, he also dealt with questions on patent law, but also on copyright . He was also treasurer of the Liberal Party between 1977 and 1983 together with Monroe Palmer .

Publications

  • Kerly's law of trade marks and trade names , editors, 7th edition (1951) and 8th edition (1960)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Proof of publication ( Open Library )
  2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 45994, HMSO, London, May 31, 1973, p. 6787 ( PDF , accessed October 18, 2013, English).
  3. ^ Entry in the Hansard (July 4th 1973)
personal data
SURNAME Lloyd, Rhys, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lloyd, Rhys Gerran, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1907
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1991