Charles Mostyn Lloyd

Charles Mostyn Lloyd (1878–1946) was a British academic, magazine editor, and socialist activist.

Lloyd became a barrister in 1907, but spent little time practising as he devoted himself to socialist activism. He joined the Fabian Society in 1906, serving on its executive from 1912, and was also active in the Independent Labour Party and the Labour Party. He lived at the Toynbee Hall settlement, and was also chair of the School Managers and Children's Care Committee in Whitechapel. From 1909 until 1914, he was secretary of the National Committee for the Prevention of Destitution.^[1]

Lloyd stood in local elections in Bethnal Green, and in the 1913 London County Council election in Deptford, but was not elected. He also wrote numerous books and pamphlets.^[1]

In 1915, Lloyd joined the British Army and fought in World War I.^[1] After he was seriously wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, he was tasked to train cadet officers.^[2]

After the war, he covered the