Wesley Lloyd

degree in 1906, was admitted to the bar, and moved to Tacoma, Washington, where he worked as a reporter while establishing a law practice.

[4] During World War I, Lloyd joined Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Washington National Guard.

[1] During his congressional service, Lloyd served on the Judiciary Committee and was appointed to a leadership role as regional whip for Washington, Oregon, and California.

[10] Serving in Congress during the economic downturn of the Great Depression, on May 9, 1933, Lloyd proposed an unsuccessful constitutional amendment that would have placed a maximum limit on individual net worth.

[13] Lloyd was also active in Freemasonry, and belonged to the Shriners and Order of the Eastern Star, in addition to receiving the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite.