George Exton Lloyd

Infobox bishopbiog
name = George Exton Lloyd


religion = Anglican Church of Canada
Title = Anglican Bishop of Saskatchewan
See = History of Saskatchewan
Period = 1922–1931
Predecessor = Jervois Arthur Newnham
Successor = William Thomas Thompson Hallamcite web|url=http://bishop.blogsome.com/category/saskatchewan/ |title=Anglican Bishops of Canada |accessdate=2007-12-26 |date=September 5, 2007 |publisher=Sask Gen Web Project]
ordination = 1885
bishops =
post =The Right Reverend, Theologian, Minister,
spouse = Marion Tuppen
date of birth = birth date|1861|1|6|df=y
place of birth = London, England
date of death = death date and age|1940|12|8|1861|1|6|df=y
place of death = Victoria, British Columbia

George Exton Lloyd, M.A., D.D. (January 6, 1861 – December 8, 1940) was an Anglican bishop and theologian who helped found Lloydminster, a city that straddles the border between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. He served as Bishop of Saskatchewan between the years 1922 and 1931.

Early Life and Education

Reverend Lloyd was born in London, England, and was educated privately and at St. John's College, London. He arrived in Canada in 1881 to study theology at Wycliffe College and the University of Toronto. [cite web
last =Payton
first =W. F.
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada
work =Project Canterbury
publisher =The Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan
date =1974
url =http://anglicanhistory.org/canada/sk/payton1974/13.html
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2007-12-21]

North-West Rebellion

Before graduating he joined the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and fought in the North-West Rebellion, commonly known as the Riel Rebellion. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Cut Knife, near Battleford, Saskatchewan, by providing covering fire for Edward Acheson, [ cite web|url=http://www.qor.com/history/northwest4.html |title=The Rifleman Online - The QOR of C |accessdate=2007-12-25 |publisher=The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ] who was to be the father of future US Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Lloyd was severely wounded in this action.

Marriage and Children

He was ordained in Winnipeg in 1885 and married Marion Tuppen in the same year. They traveled to New Brunswick, where he founded the Rothesay College for Boys. [ cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/P-PP-SK/42.html |title=Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan: SGW Transcription Project |accessdate=2007-12-25 |date=2007-07-25 |publisher=Sask Gen Web Project ]

Barr Colony and Lloydminster

In 1900 he returned to England. When he wrote a letter to "The Times" (of London) in 1902 proposing Western Canada as a good destination for emigration, he received thousands of replies. He became involved in an emigration project with Isaac Montgomery Barr [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Vanguard of Barr Colonists | date=1903-04-10 | publisher=Saskatchewan News Index | url =http://library2.usask.ca/sni/stories/beg9.html | work =Daily Phoenix | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-25 | language = ] and emigrated with his family with the Barr colonists. Although Barr was able to interest more than 2,600 colonists in emigrating, arrangements for their transportation and care were generally insufficient. For example, they crossed the ocean in a former troop carrier designed to hold a maximum of 900 passengers. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Barr Colonists | date=1963 | publisher=Alberta Family Histories Society | url =http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/barr/index.html | work =Daily Phoenix (Commemorative Edition) | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-25 | language = ] In St. John, New Brunswick, Barr disappeared and Lloyd had to step in and arrange rail transportation to Saskatoon, where Barr turned up again. About 1,500 remaining colonists (the rest had stayed in Manitoba) made the rest of the 275km trip by wagon and on foot.

By the time they reached ]

Bishop of Saskatchewan

In 1922, Lloyd was made Bishop of Saskatchewan, serving in that capacity until 1931, when he retired to British Columbia. He died in 1940.

Character and Beliefs

Lloyd believed that Canada should be populated by British immigrants. In 1928 he wrote a letter to "The Globe and Mail" stating that the Canadian Pacific Railway was "dumping aliens" into the West, and that government policies should be set restricting the numbers of "non-preferred Europeans". [cite book | last = Kapica | first = Jack | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Shocked and Appalled: a Century of Letters to The Globe and Mail | publisher = Lester & Orpen Dennys | date = 1985 | location = Toronto | pages = 108-109 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = ] In his capacity as a rector and teacher in the West he took pains to ensure that the children of non-British immigrants were encouraged to learn English and to learn about British history. cite web|url=http://anglicanhistory.org/canada/sk/payton1974/20.html |title=An Historical Sketch of the Diocese of Saskatchewan of the Anglican Church of Canada |accessdate=2007-12-25 |last=Payton |first=W. F. |date=1974 |publisher=Project Canterbury (anglicanhistory.org) ]

He also started an initative within the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan that there be no distinction between the sexes in the choice of delegates or committee members.

He is described by Bishop Walter Burd, his successor, as follows: "an imposing figure in his gaiters and unusual hat and his cane — rather than invite discussion he made pronouncements, 'Young man, there is no hope for men who have holes in the seats of their trousers, but there is hope for men who have holes in the knees of their trousers.'" [ cite web|url=http://www.skdiocese.com/walter-saskatchewan |title=Walter Saskatchewan |accessdate=2007-12-25 |last=Burd |first=Frederick |date=2005 |publisher=Diocese of Saskatchewan ]

ee also

*Lloydminster
*History of Saskatchewan

References

External links

* [http://www.lloydminster.net/Rev_Lloyd.htm Lloydminster Centennial Website]
* [http://library2.usask.ca/sni/stories/beg9.html "Vanguard of Barr Colonists", "Daily Phoenix", April 10, 1903]
* [http://library2.usask.ca/sni/stories/beg24a.html "Bishop Lloyd's Son Recalls Founding of Present Lloydminster by British", "Star-Phoenix", July 22, 1953]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/P-PP-SK/P-PPofSK.html Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewn]
* [http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/barr_colony.html Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan]