J. Wm. (John William) Lloyd

J. William Lloyd (June 4, 1857–October 23, 1940) was an American writer, individualist anarchist, mystic, and pantheist. Although his given name was John, he consistently used J. William. Born in Westfield, New Jersey, he later lived in Kansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, and California, and spent much of his life writing about social reform, spirituality, sexuality, and human freedom.

Lloyd published poetry, essays, novels, and social philosophy. His works include Wind-Harp Songs, The Natural Man, The Dwellers in Vale Sunrise, Dawn-Thought on the Reconciliation, and The Karezza Method. He founded The Free Comrade, helped organize the Comradeship of Free Socialists, and wrote for several radical periodicals. His ideas evolved over time, but his work consistently reflected a search for greater spiritual, social, and personal freedom.