James Tilghman Lloyd | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's1st district | |
| In office June 1, 1897 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Nelson Clark |
| Succeeded by | Milton A. Romjue |
| Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | |
| In office 1909–1913 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Griggs |
| Succeeded by | Frank E. Doremus |
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| Born | (1857-08-28)August 28, 1857 |
| Died | April 3, 1944(1944-04-03) (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Christian University |
| Occupation | lawyer |
James Tilghman Lloyd (August 28, 1857 – April 3, 1944) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as theHouse minority whip between 1901 and 1909.
Lloyd was born inCanton, Missouri, where he attended the public schools, and later graduated from Christian University (todayCulver-Stockton College) in Canton. He taught school, was a deputy sheriff ofLewis County from 1879 to 1881, and deputy circuit clerk and recorder from 1880 to 1882. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882, and started a practice inMonticello, before moving toShelbyville in 1885. He was prosecuting attorney ofShelby County from 1889 to 1893.
Lloyd was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth Congress in a special election caused by the death of Representative-electRichard P. Giles, and was reelected nine additional times. In Congress, he served as Democraticwhip in theFifty-seventh throughSixtieth Congresses, and chairman of theCommittee on Accounts in theSixty-second throughSixty-fourth Congresses. In 1916, he led the effort to pass theLloyd–La Follette Act to provide federal employees withwhistleblower protections. In party politics, he was a delegate to the1908 Democratic National Convention, and served as chairman of theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1909 to 1913, during which time his party gained a majority in the House of Representatives.
After retiring from Congress in 1917, Lloyd remained inWashington, D.C. where he practiced law. He was president of theboard of education in 1924 and 1925 and president of the chamber of commerce in 1925. He returned to Canton in 1925 and continued his law practice and was a member of the board of curators of Culver-Stockton College. He died inQuincy, Illinois on April 3, 1944, and was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district 1897–1917 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | House Democratic Whip 1901–1908 | Succeeded by |
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