Lewis Lloyd (politician)

Lewis Lloyd (27 September 1842 – 12 February 1902) was a Welsh-born Australian politician and mining entrepreneur.

Business career
Smelting Works at the 'Lloyd's Mine', Burraga, N.S.W. c.1899.

Lloyd was trained at a smelter at Caermarthen, Wales. Lloyd migrated to New South Wales in 1863 to work at the copper smelter at Cadia. According to his obituary, he was a Welsh language speaker and could not speak English at the time of his emigration. Lloyd was able to use his expertise in copper smelting to obtain an interest in copper mining ventures.[1] In at least one of his earlier ventures, he was in partnership with Saul Samuel.[2] He went on to become a well-known mining entrepreneur and was known as the "Copper King".[3]

In 1874, he built a copper smelter at Lithgow,[4][5] which he located near the Eskbank Colliery so that he could use otherwise unsaleable fine coal (then known as 'slack' coal) to fire his furnaces. His was the first of three copper smelters established in Lithgow, during the 19th century, to make use of 'slack' coal as a fuel.[6] He was said to have had, at one time, 38 reverberatory smelting furnaces—of his own distinctive design—in operation in various parts of New South Wales.[7]

His fortune came mainly from his sole ownership of the copper mine at Burraga—known as 'Lloyd's Mine'—which he bought in 1879. He was also involved in other copper mines in the Central West of New South Wales, at Cow Flat, Coombing Park, and Ophir.[3][1][8][9] In 1899, he sold his interest in the mine at Burraga to an English company for £100,000.[10]

Political career

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1884 for West Macquarie; re-elected in 1885, he did not recontest in 1887.[3] His political career was undistinguished; a quiet man by nature, who did not like speaking in public, he was described as an "exemplary silent member."[11][7][12]

Family and homes

Lewis Lloyd was the son of William Lloyd. In 1865, he married Mary Ann Jones, with whom he had eleven children.[3]

During the time that he was the sole proprietor of the Burraga mine, he lived at Bathurst.[13] He had a home in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, from at least the 1890s, living first at 'Mylorn', in Bondi Road, Waverley.[14][15] His last home was 'Dalston', 21 Jersey Road—formerly Point Piper Road—in Woollahra.[11][16][17][18]

Death

Lewis Lloyd died at his home in 1902. At the time of his death, his estate was valued at £103,565, less £10,856 for probate duty,[3][1][13][11] but some were surprised that he had not left more.[19] His grave lies in Waverley Cemetery.[1] His wife, Mary Ann, died in 1901.[18]

He is commemorated as one of the 'Pillars of Bathurst'—in a commemorative public garden at Bathurst,[4][20]—and by the name of Lloyd Street in the now sleepy hamlet of Burraga.

References
  1. "THE LATE MR. LEWIS LLOYD". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 14 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. Jack, Ian. "The Icely Family and Coombing Park, near Carcoar" (PDF).
  3. "Mr Lewis Lloyd (1842-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Pillars of Bathurst Project | Your Say Bathurst Region". yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. "RANDOM NOTES. - BY A WANDERING REPORTER. IX. THE ESK BANK COPPER SMELTING WORKS. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 12 Dec 1874". Trove. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Brown, Jim W. BENT BACKS - An illustrated social and technological history of the Western Coalfields. Lithgow, N.S.W.: Portland - Wallarawang Rotary Club. p. 99.
  7. "The Late Mr. Lewis Lloyd". Bathurst Post (NSW : 1881 - 1922). 15 February 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. Iain, Stuart. "History of Lloyds Copper Mine and the Township of Burraga". Retrieved 23 July 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Cow Flat Copper Mine | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. "BURRAGA". Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954). 20 April 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. "DEATH OF MR. LEWIS LLOYD". Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909). 13 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. "BENCH AND BAR". Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954). 18 March 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. "THE CRITIC". Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954). 13 April 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  14. "Family Notices". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930). 1 November 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. "Burglaries, &c". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime (Sydney : 1860 - 1930). 20 January 1897. p. 21. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  16. Woollahra Municipal Council. "Local history fast facts - J". www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  17. "DEATH OF MR. LEWIS LLOYD". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 13 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  18. "Family Notices". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912). 14 September 1901. p. 703. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  19. "PERSONAL GOSSIP". Critic (Adelaide, SA : 1897-1924). 19 April 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  20. "The Pillars of Bathurst Commemorative Garden | Monument Australia". www.monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Thomas Hellyer		 Member for West Macquarie
1884–1887		 Succeeded by
Fergus Smith
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