George Lloyd (bishop of Chester)


George Lloyd DD
Bishop of Chester
In office1605–1615
PredecessorRichard Vaughan
SuccessorThomas Morton
Other post(s)Bishop of Sodor and Man (1600–1605)
Personal details
Born1560 (1560)
Died1615(1615-00-00) (aged 54–55)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAnne Wilkenson (1594–1615)
Alma materKing's School, Chester
Jesus College, Cambridge
Arms: Sable three horses' heads couped Argent.[1]

George Lloyd (1560– 1 August 1615)[2] was born in Wales, and became Bishop of Sodor and Man, then Bishop of Chester. He is remembered for Bishop Lloyd's House in Chester, which he had built in the years before his death, and which is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[3]

  1. ^ "The Armorial Bearings of the Bishops of Chester". Cheshire Heraldry Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ McKay, Karen (2017). "HISTORY MONOGRAPH No 2 – BISHOP GEORGE LLOYD: A LIFE" (PDF). Chester Civic Trust. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ Historic England, "No.41 Street and Nos.51 & 53 Row (Bishop Lloyd's House), Chester (1376439)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 July 2013