David Lloyd (judge)

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David Lloyd (1656-1731) was a jurist in colonial Pennsylvania.

Born in the parish of Marrayon, Montgomeryshire, North Wales, Lloyd received a legal education, and in 1686 was sent by William Penn to his new colony to act as attorney-general of the province. He became successively clerk of the county court of Philadelphia, deputy to the master of the rolls, and clerk of the provincial court. In 1689 he was clerk of the assembly, and in 1693-16944 he was returned as a member of that body. Between this time and the end of the century he served for four years as a member of the provincial council. In 1703 he accepted the office of deputy judge and advocate to the admiralty. In 1718 he was appointed chief justice of the province. He died in 1731 in Pennsylvania.