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Horace Lloyd

1828 – 1874

English barrister

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About Horace Lloyd

Lived 1828 – 1874 (aged 45–46).

Horace Lloyd QC (August 1828 – 30 March 1874) was an English barrister.

Background

He was the son of John Horatio Lloyd and Caroline Watson.

He was educated at University College, London, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar in the Middle Temple in 1852. He was appointed Queen's Counsel on 21 February 1868.

In 1873 Lloyd attracted unwanted attention when he was found guilty of an assault on John Henry Champion Coles in Cookham, Berkshire.

He died on 30 March 1874.

Family

He married Adelaide Barbara Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson, in St Peter’s Church, Dublin on 28 August 1855, and they had two children: Otho Holland Lloyd Constance Mary Lloyd who married Oscar Wilde After the death of her husband Adelaide Lloyd (Atkinson) began to abuse her daughter, who at the time of Horace’s death was only sixteen years of age. Otho, Constance’s brother remembered the suffering his sister faced.

It ranged from ‘perpetual snubbing in private and public sarcasm, rudeness and savage scoldings’ to physical violence. This included, ‘threatening with the fire-irons or having one’s head thumped against the wall’.

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Important facts

Born
1828
Birth century
Education
Gonville and Caius College

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Horace Lloyd?

English barrister (1828-1874)

When was Horace Lloyd born?

Horace Lloyd was born in 1828.

When did Horace Lloyd die?

Horace Lloyd died on 30 March 1874.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Horace Lloyd

· Wikidata: Q19655022

· DBpedia: Horace Lloyd

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