Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran

Rhys Gerran Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran, of Llanwenog in the County of Cardigan CDB QC JP ( born August 12, 1907 † 30 January 1991) was a British lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party, as the Life Peer in 1973 due to the Life peerages Act 1958 a member of the House of Lords was.

Life

Lloyd graduated from post-school studies at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge and then took a job as a teacher at Bembridge School on the Isle of Wight, where he was active in many organizations, which related to the social philosopher John Ruskin. After a postgraduate degree in law in 1939, he received his legal admission as a barrister, specializing in the following period to questions about patent law. Since 1951, he was publisher and editor until 1960, founded by Duncan Mackenzie Kerly of the standard work Kerly 's law of trade marks and trade names. Due to his many years of experience lawyer on him in 1961 the title of Queen's Counsel (Queen 's Counsel ) was awarded.

In addition to his professional career, Lloyd engaged politically in the Liberal Party, for which he unsuccessfully ran for a parliamentary seat in the House of Commons at the general election on 8 October 1959 constituency Anglesey. In 1971 he became the successor of David Rees- Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore President of the Liberal Party of Wales and held this position until his replacement by Geraint Wyn Howells 1974. During this time, he was also the successor of Trevor Jones between 1973 and his replacement by Arthur Holt 1974 President of the Liberal Party of Great Britain.

By Letters Patent of 29 June 1973 Lloyd was, who was also Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE ) as well as a time as Justice of the Peace ( Justice of the Peace ) appeared, due to the Life peerages Act 1958 as life peer with the title Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran, of Llanwenog in the County of Cardigan raised to the peerage, and thus belonged to until his death in the House of Lords as a member. His official introduction ( Introduction) in the House of Lords was carried out with support from Frank Byers, Baron Byers and Simon Brooke Mackay, Baron Tanlaw on July 4, 1973.

As an upper house member, he also dealt with questions about patent law, but also to copyright. He was also between 1977 and 1983, together with Monroe Palmer Treasurer of the Liberal Party.

Publications

• Kerly 's law of trade marks and trade names, editors, 7th edition (1951) and 8th Edition (1960 )