Lloyd was the eldest son of George Braithwaite Lloyd, of The Farm in
Sparkbrook, Birmingham, and his wife Mary, the daughter of John P. Dearman (also from Sparkbrook). He was educated at private schools and then at the
1868 general election in Birmingham. warning that such a move would undermine the
Protestant basis of the
British constitution, and fearing that it would lead to "a great increase in the political power of the hierarchy established in that country by the Court of Rome". winning a seat that had been held since
1865 by the Liberals. He held the seat for five years, He held that seat until the constituency was abolished at the
1885 general election, == Personal life ==