William Bross Lloyd

William Bross Lloyd
Lloyd as he appeared at the time of his 1920 Chicago trial
Born
William Bross Lloyd

(1875-02-24)February 24, 1875
DiedJune 30, 1946(1946-06-30) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Political partySocialist (1906–1919)
Communist Labor (1919-1923)
Spouses
  • (m. 1902; div. 1916)
  • Madge Bird
    (m. 1918)
ChildrenWilliam Bross Jr.

William Bross Lloyd (February 24, 1875 – June 30, 1946) was an American attorney and political activist. The oldest son of the muckraking journalist Henry Demarest Lloyd and Jessie Bross, daughter of Chicago Tribune founder William Bross, William Bross Lloyd is best remembered as a founding member and financial angel of the fledgling Communist Labor Party of America, forerunner of the Communist Party USA.