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Thomas Lloyd (c. 1640 – 1694) was a lieutenant-governor of provincial Pennsylvania.

He was born in Dolobran, Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury....
, Wales
Wales

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, and subsequently educated at Ruthin School
Ruthin School

Ruthin School is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom. Located on the outskirts of Ruthin, the county town of Denbighshire, the School is over seven hundred years old and has been co-educational since 1990....
. He studied law and medicine at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had a financial endowment of ?119m....
, from which he was graduated in 1661. He became a Quaker
Religious Society of Friends

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity....
, and in 1664 was arrested and kept under surveillance till 1672, when Charles II
Charles II of England

Charles II was the Monarchy of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.His father Charles I of England Regicide#The regicide of Charles I of England at Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War....
 dispensed with the laws that inflicted punishment for religious offenses.

He became a physician and enjoyed a large practice; but in 1683 he and his family removed to Pennsylvania with William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
, who made him master of the rolls.






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Thomas Lloyd (c. 1640 – 1694) was a lieutenant-governor of provincial Pennsylvania.

He was born in Dolobran, Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire

Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after one of William the Conqueror's main counsellors, Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, who was the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, and subsequently educated at Ruthin School
Ruthin School

Ruthin School is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom. Located on the outskirts of Ruthin, the county town of Denbighshire, the School is over seven hundred years old and has been co-educational since 1990....
. He studied law and medicine at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford

Jesus College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had a financial endowment of ?119m....
, from which he was graduated in 1661. He became a Quaker
Religious Society of Friends

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century as a Christian denomination by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity....
, and in 1664 was arrested and kept under surveillance till 1672, when Charles II
Charles II of England

Charles II was the Monarchy of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.His father Charles I of England Regicide#The regicide of Charles I of England at Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War....
 dispensed with the laws that inflicted punishment for religious offenses.

He became a physician and enjoyed a large practice; but in 1683 he and his family removed to Pennsylvania with William Penn
William Penn

William Penn was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the England North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania....
, who made him master of the rolls. He was chosen to represent Philadelphia County in the provincial council
Pennsylvania Provincial Council

The Pennsylvania Provincial Council helped govern the Province of Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1776.See also*Colonial government in America...
 in January 1684, and as its president administered the government, after Penn sailed for England
England

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 in August, till December 9, 1687, when he was one of an executive commission of five that held power for ten months.

He was again elected to the council to represent Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Bucks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The suburban county is one of the five counties in Pennsylvania that make up the Delaware Valley, or Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area....
 in 1689, and took his seat in spite of the opposition of the governor, John Blackwell
John Blackwell

John Blackwell may refer to:* John Blackwell , Welsh poet* John Blackwell , drummer in the New Power Generation* John Blackwell , deputy governor of Colonial Pennsylvania...
, with whom he and others of the Quaker party had a controversy. Blackwell was removed from office by Penn, and Lloyd was again chosen president of the council and afterward commissioned lieutenant-governor by Penn, holding office from 1690 to 1693. During his administration the schism headed by George Keith
George Keith

George Keith was a Scottish missionary.Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire , Scotland, to a Presbyterian family, he received an M.A. from the University of Aberdeen....
 took place.

He died in Pennsylvania, September 10, 1694.

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