Evan Lloyd (died 1587), of Bodidris, Llanarmon yn Iâl, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician. Bodidris house

He was the eldest son of John Lloyd. He was a Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire from 1575, for Flintshire from 1579 and for Merioneth from 1583. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Denbighshire The first High Sheriff of Denbighshire was John Salusbury, snr, appointed in 1540. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, continued until 1974 when it was abolished after the county and shrievalty of Clwyd was create ...

for 1582-83 and custos rotulorum of Denbighshire from 1575. He was elected a

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(MP) of the

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for

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnew ...

in 1584. In 1586 Lloyd, a fervent Protestant, fought for the Dutch under the Earl of Leicester. He died in London the following year on his way home, having been made a knight banneret. He was buried in his native parish on 3 March 1587. He had married Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Mostyn of Mostyn, Flintshire and the widow of John Wyn Iâl of Plas yn Iâl. They had a son, John, and a daughter.

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* Year of birth missing 1587 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England for Denbighshire Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales High Sheriffs of Denbighshire English MPs 1584–1585 Knights banneret of England {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub