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until August of the same year, when, having met with an accident which made it impossible for him to discharge the duties of his office, his bondsmen solicited Mr. Lloyd to take charge of the office, which he did, serving out the remainder of the term. In the autumn of 1863 Isaac Wike was chosen treasurer, and Mr. Lloyd was his deputy in full authority, holding this position during the term of two years. When he took charge of the office under Mr. Callan he noticed that the orders on the county were selling at a discount of from twenty to twenty-five percent., and the commissioners were paying from twelve to fourteen per cent. for the money. Mr. Lloyd, in looking over the books, found that there was much uncollected money, and he called the attention of the commissioners to this fact. They immediately agreed to collect, and Mr. Lloyd sent out notices, and succeeded in collecting the greater part of it, and thus put the finances of the county in such good shape that the orders were paid promptly and at par. This furnishes another instance of the sagacity and unerring foresight of Mr. Lloyd. Since 1871 our subject has also been Adams Express agent, and, during the temporary absence of his brother, Abel, in 1866, he served in his place as statioin agent at Ebensburg. Mr. Lloyd is essentially a business man, and from a business standpoint the same tribute may be accorded him that Johnson paid to Goldsmith, "He touched nothing that he did not adorn." It should be added that Mr. Lloyd is a staunch democrat, but he never aspired to office.     He has been twice married. Sarah Cannon, of Indiana, was his first wife, whom he married January 21, 1857, and to them were born three sons: Fergus and Harry, both are residents of Ebensburg, and are in partnership

with their father in the mercantile business, under the name of John Lloyd & Sons; Ira died in 1882, about the time of reaching his majority. In 1874 Mr. Lloyd was married the second time to Margaret Evans, of Cambria county. JOHN G. LLOYD, a county commissioner of Cambria county, and a son of Abel Lloyd, was born February 17, 1856, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was educated in the common schools of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. At the age of twelve years he commenced to carry the mail for the railroad company, and has been in the service of the railroad company ever since, having learned the business in the office of his father. In 1881 he engaged in the coal business on his own account in Ebensburg. He continued in this business until 1887, when he was nominated and elected commissioner as minority candidate. In 1890 he was again elected as minority commissioner and in 1893 as majority commissioner, the position he now holds.     In 1892 he entered into a partnership with a Mr. Tibbott, in the grain and feed business, under the firm-name of Tibbott & Co. Mr. Tibbott sold out to Mr. Ferguson, and the business was continued in the name of Ferguson & Co. Mr. Lloyd is now out of business, except as assistant agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Ebensburg, and as county commissioner. The father of Mr. Lloyd owns a one-third interest in the Moore syndicate which controls about twelve thousand acres of land. Mr. Lloyd himself is interested in the Springfield syndicate, which controls about one thousand acres of the finest coal land in the county. The lumber on this tract has been sold. In addition he is largely interested in

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