William Field Lloyd (1873 – 29 May 1965) was a school teacher and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
William Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera | |
| In office 22 May 1915 – 9 Oct 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Trout |
| Succeeded by | James Kerr |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kelvin Grove | |
| In office 12 May 1923 – 11 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Richard Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Field Lloyd 1873 Tenby, Wales |
| Died | 29 May 1965 (aged 92) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Welsh Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Mabel Stack (m.1926 d.1978) |
| Occupation | School teacher |
Biography
editLloyd was born at Tenby, Wales, to parents David Lloyd and his wife Elizabeth (née Field). He came to Australia at an early age and was educated at Brisbane State School. He started out his working life as an apprentice printer but before long he found himself working as a school teacher at Charters Towers Normal School and Ithaca Creek State School. He then established and directed the Queensland Correspondence College.[1]
On 8 December 1926 he married Mabel Stack (died 1978)[2] at St Columb's Church of England, Clayfield[3] and together had one son.[1] He died in May 1965 and was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium.[4]
Political career
editLloyd, for the Labor Party won the seat of Enoggera at the 1915 Queensland state election after being defeated at the 1911 by-election[5] and the 1912 state election.[6] He was defeated in 1920 by James Kerr of the National Party.[7]
In 1923, Lloyd won the new seat of Kelvin Grove[8] and held it for six years before being defeated by the CPNP's Richard Hill.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 491. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1926. p. 16. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ William Field Lloyd ( - 1965) — Heaven Address. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "THE BY-ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 577. Queensland, Australia. 27 February 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 940. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 571. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF POLLING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 376. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "POLLING SUMMARY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 243. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 27 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.