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[[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''Banastyre Pryce Lloyd''' (1824 – 21 November 1882) was a British officer, linguist and civil servant.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Lloyd was the son of Llewelyn Lloyd, younger brother to [[Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn]], and of Jane Falkner. He was a cousin of [[William H. C. Lloyd]], Archdeacon of Durban.<br />
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He received a commission in the [[East India Company]] and participated in several campaigns including the Gwalior Campaign. In 1846 he was civil commissioner of an Indian district and was there at the time of the [[Indian Mutiny]]. After being made a lieutenant-colonel he left [[India]] for [[Colony of Natal|Natal]], [[South Africa]] to escape the unhealthy climate.<br />
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Lloyd's knowledge of [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] made him invaluable to the colonial government who were responsible for a large minority of Indian immigrants. By 1872 he was Protector of Indian Immigrants under Law. In 1874 he was acting [[Chief Secretary (British Empire)|Colonial Secretary]] of Natal and was given a seat on the Natal Legislative Council. He was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1875.<br />
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===Marriage and children===<br />
He married Anna Grimes Stacey.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*''Burke's Peerage Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition ({{ISBN|0971196621}}) <br />
*''Who's Who: South Africa''<br />
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