Lloyd, Edward, 1744-1796

<p>Edward Lloyd IV (December 15, 1744 – July 8, 1796) was an American planter from Talbot County, Maryland. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Maryland in 1783 and 1784. From 1771 to 1774, he was a member of the General Assembly and in the Maryland State House of Representatives in 1780. In 1771 Lloyd purchased the Chase–Lloyd House in Annapolis, Maryland from Samuel Chase, and in 1790 he built Wye House on the family plantation near Easton, Maryland. The property is now on the National Historic Landmarks. He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States.</p>

LLOYD, Edward, (Father of Edward Lloyd [1779-1834]), a Delegate from Maryland; born at ``Wye House,'' Talbot County, Md., December 15, 1744; completed preparatory studies; member of the lower house in the General Assembly of Maryland 1771-1774; member of the committee of safety for the Eastern Shore in 1775 and of the provincial convention in 1776; served on the executive council 1777-1779; member of the State house of delegates in 1780; served in the State senate in 1781, 1786, and 1791; Member of the Continental Congress 1783-1784; member of the State constitutional convention which ratified the Federal Constitution April 28, 1788; died at ``Wye House,'' July 8, 1796; interment in the family burying ground at ``Wye House'' plantation, ten miles northwest of Easton, Md.

<ul><b>RACES</b>
<li>12/31/1783 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>12/31/1782 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/08/1779 MD Governor Lost 31.58% (-36.84%)</li>
</ul>