Edward Lloyd IV (1744-1796)
of Annapolis & "Wye House" Easton, Talbot County, Maryland
He is best remembered for designing and supervising the fourth and final "Wye House" (see images) in Talbot County (1787) and for completing the Chase-Lloyd House (see images) in Annapolis in 1774. Both houses still stand today, and Wye remains in the Lloyd family. His father made a fortune trading between the West Indies, England, and New England, and his premature death spared him the misfortune of similar Loyalists. He himself sided with the Patriots and served as a Member of the Maryland Assembly for Talbot County (1771-74) and was a member of the Provincial Convention at Annapolis (1775) before being elected to the Council of Safety (1776). He was appointed to the Executive Council under the new state government (1777-79), was elected to the Maryland Senate (1781) and served in the Continental Congress (1783-84). After the Revolution, he became less active in politics and moved back to Wye from Annapolis, where in 1790 he was recorded as being the owner of 305-slaves. He studied art and architecture, amassed a large library, and is also credited with building the Orangery (see images) that still stands at Wye. In 1767, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Virginia, and they were the parents of seven children (listed).
