Col. Edward Lloyd V (1779-1834)
of "Wye House" Talbot County, U.S. Senator & Governor of Maryland
Having served in the Maryland House of Delegates (1800-05) he was elected to Congress after the resignation of his brother-in-law, Joseph Hopper Nicholson, and appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Maryland Militia. He served as U.S. Congressman from Maryland (1806-09), 13th Governor of Maryland (1809-11), Member of the Maryland State Senate (1811-15), U.S. Senator from Maryland (1819-1826), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, Member of the Maryland State Senate (1826-31), and President of the State Senate (1826). He lived between "Wye House" in Talbot County and the Chase-Lloyd House (see images) in Annapolis that he sold to another of his brothers-in-law, Henry Harwood, in 1826. In 1832, he owned 468-slaves, including Frederick Douglass. He was a vocal advocate of slavery and a ruthless owner whose cruelty to his slaves is well-documented. In 1797, he married Sally Murray, daughter of Dr. James Murray, proprietor of the Annapolis Inn. They had seven children (listed).
