Lloyd, James

Lloyd, James, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., in December 1769; attended the Boston Latin School, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1787; became a merchant and was interested in foreign trade; member of the State house of representatives in 1800 and 1801; served in the State senate in 1804; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Quincy Adams; reelected, and served from June 9, 1808, until May 1, 1813, when he resigned; again elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harrison Gray Otis; reelected, and served from June 5, 1822, until May 23, 1826, when he resigned; retired from public life, and moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1826; died in New York City April 5, 1831; interment in Kings’ Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.