James Lloyd (Maryland)

James Lloyd ( * 1745 in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, † 1820 in Easton, Maryland ) was an American politician ( Federalist Party), who represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate.

James Lloyd initially received a classical education, before he studied law, was admitted to the bar and began to practice as a lawyer. He fought in 1776 in the rank of Second Lieutenant in the militia of Kent County in the War of Independence. Later he was again active militarily in the British -American War, in which he held the rank of general in the U.S. Army. He won a great reputation, as he freed from the Francis Scott Key Fort McHenry.

His political career began in 1778 as a deputy in Lloyd House of Representatives from Maryland, where he remained, first to 1779. Other tenures were followed there from 1781 to 1783 as well as 1793 and 1795. The Senate of Maryland, he belonged 1784-1785 at. On 11 December 1797 he moved into the U.S. Senate, which still met at this time in Philadelphia. He also held the place by John Henry, who had been elected governor. As a senator, he played a major role in the development of the Sedition Act, a portion of the Alien and Sedition Acts. On 1 December 1800, shortly after the move of Congress to Washington, Lloyd put his hand down the mandate. He subsequently worked as a lawyer again.