George Exton Lloyd

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George Exton Lloyd
Denomination Anglican Church of Canada
Senior posting
See History of Saskatchewan
Title Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan
Period in office 1922–1931
Predecessor Jervois Arthur Newnham
Successor William Thomas Thompson Hallam[1]
Religious career
Priestly ordination 1885
Previous post The Right Reverend, Theologian, Minister,
Personal
Date of birth 6 January 1861(1861-01-06)
Place of birth London, England
Date of death 8 December 1940 (aged 79)
Place of death Victoria, British Columbia

George Exton Lloyd, M.A., D.D. (January 6, 1861 – December 8, 1940) was an Anglican bishop and theologian who helped found Lloydminster, a city that straddles the border between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. He served as Bishop of Saskatchewan between the years 1922 and 1931.

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[edit] Early Life and Education

Reverend Lloyd was born in London, England, and was educated privately and at St. John's College, London. He arrived in Canada in 1881 to study theology at Wycliffe College and the University of Toronto.[2]

[edit] North-West Rebellion

Before graduating he joined the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and fought in the North-West Rebellion, commonly known as the Riel Rebellion. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Cut Knife, near Battleford, Saskatchewan, by providing covering fire for Edward Acheson,[3] who was to be the father of future US Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Lloyd was severely wounded in this action.

[edit] Marriage and Children

He was ordained in Winnipeg in 1885 and married Marion Tuppen in the same year. They traveled to New Brunswick, where he founded the Rothesay College for Boys.[4]

[edit] Barr Colony and Lloydminster

Barr colonists 1903
Barr colonists 1903

In 1900 he returned to England. When he wrote a letter to The Times (of London) in 1902 proposing Western Canada as a good destination for emigration, he received thousands of replies. He became involved in an emigration project with Isaac Montgomery Barr[5] and emigrated with his family with the Barr colonists. Although Barr was able to interest more than 2,600 colonists in emigrating, arrangements for their transportation and care were generally insufficient. For example, they crossed the ocean in a former troop carrier designed to hold a maximum of 900 passengers.[6] In St. John, New Brunswick, Barr disappeared and Lloyd had to step in and arrange rail transportation to Saskatoon, where Barr turned up again. About 1,500 remaining colonists (the rest had stayed in Manitoba) made the rest of the 275km trip by wagon and on foot.

By the time they reached Battleford (very near where Lloyd had been wounded in the North-West Rebellion 18 years earlier), the colonists' discontent with Barr came to a head. They asked Lloyd to take over leadership of the colony.[7] and eventually named their settlement Lloydminster in his honour. Lloyd and his family remained with the settlement for a few years, then moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and became principal of Emmanuel College (1908-1916) where he helped students erect Rugby Chapel.[8]

George Exton Lloyd in the 1930s
George Exton Lloyd in the 1930s

[edit] Bishop of Saskatchewan

In 1922, Lloyd was made Bishop of Saskatchewan, serving in that capacity until 1931, when he retired to British Columbia. He died in 1940.

[edit] Character and Beliefs

Lloyd believed that Canada should be populated by British immigrants. In 1928 he wrote a letter to The Globe and Mail stating that the Canadian Pacific Railway was "dumping aliens" into the West, and that government policies should be set restricting the numbers of "non-preferred Europeans".[9] In his capacity as a rector and teacher in the West he took pains to ensure that the children of non-British immigrants were encouraged to learn English and to learn about British history.[10]

He also started an initative within the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan that there be no distinction between the sexes in the choice of delegates or committee members.[10]

He is described by Bishop Walter Burd, his successor, as follows: "an imposing figure in his gaiters and unusual hat and his cane — rather than invite discussion he made pronouncements, 'Young man, there is no hope for men who have holes in the seats of their trousers, but there is hope for men who have holes in the knees of their trousers.'"[11]


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anglican Bishops of Canada. Sask Gen Web Project (September 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  2. ^ Payton, W. F. (1974). An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada. Project Canterbury. The Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
  3. ^ The Rifleman Online - The QOR of C. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  4. ^ Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan: SGW Transcription Project. Sask Gen Web Project (2007-07-25). Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  5. ^ "Vanguard of Barr Colonists", Daily Phoenix, Saskatchewan News Index, 1903-04-10. Retrieved on 2007-12-25. 
  6. ^ "Barr Colonists", Daily Phoenix (Commemorative Edition), Alberta Family Histories Society, 1963. Retrieved on 2007-12-25. 
  7. ^ Foster, Franklin. Reverend George Exton Lloyd. Lloydminster.net. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  8. ^ Rugby Chapel Plaque. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
  9. ^ Kapica, Jack (1985). Shocked and Appalled: a Century of Letters to The Globe and Mail. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 108-109. 
  10. ^ a b Payton, W. F. (1974). An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada. Project Canterbury (anglicanhistory.org). Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  11. ^ Burd, Frederick (2005). Walter Saskatchewan. Diocese of Saskatchewan. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.

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Religious titles
Preceded by
Jervois Arthur Newnham		 Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan
1922–1931		 Succeeded by
William Thomas Thompson Hallam