Francis Lloyd (Royalist)
Encyclopedia
Sir Francis Lloyd was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1644. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War
.
Lloyd was the son of Sir Marmaduke Lloyd
of Maesyfelin, Cardiganshire. In April 1640, Lloyd was elected Member of Parliament
for Carmarthen
in the Short Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for Carmarthen for the Long Parliament in November 1640. Lloyd was Comptroller of the Household to King Charles I and was knighted at Oxford on 24 March 1643. He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 5 February 1644. In 1644 he was commander in chief of the horse for the King in Pembrokeshire until he was routed at Haverfordwest. He was taken prisoner at Hereford on 18 December 1645. He compounded for his estates on 24 January 1646.
After the Restoration, Lloyd was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Charles II.
Lloyd married firstly Mary Earl, daughter of John Earl of Carbery, and secondly Bridget Leigh daughter of Richard Leigh of Carmarthen.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1644. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
Lloyd was the son of Sir Marmaduke Lloyd
Marmaduke Lloyd
Sir Marmaduke Lloyd was a Welsh lawyer and landowner and a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War....
of Maesyfelin, Cardiganshire. In April 1640, Lloyd was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Carmarthen
Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was re-elected MP for Carmarthen for the Long Parliament in November 1640. Lloyd was Comptroller of the Household to King Charles I and was knighted at Oxford on 24 March 1643. He was disabled from sitting in parliament on 5 February 1644. In 1644 he was commander in chief of the horse for the King in Pembrokeshire until he was routed at Haverfordwest. He was taken prisoner at Hereford on 18 December 1645. He compounded for his estates on 24 January 1646.
After the Restoration, Lloyd was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Charles II.
Lloyd married firstly Mary Earl, daughter of John Earl of Carbery, and secondly Bridget Leigh daughter of Richard Leigh of Carmarthen.