The Lord family are fictional characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live. They were introduced in the show's July 15, 1968 debut episode on ABC, and featured for the entirety of its run until the series ended on August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, over 40 years of melodrama surrounding the lives and family of wealthy media mogul Victor Lord and his heiress daughter Victoria Lord establish the ensemble of characters as a central fixture throughout the serial. The family primarily resides in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania, owning communications business Lord Enterprises and its flagship publication, The Banner newspaper. Generations Ancestors Randolph Lord (Larry Pine) Lived in the late 1800s in the Old West as of 1988. Paternal grandfather of Victor Lord, Gwendolyn Lord, and Clayton-Powell Lord. First generation Victor Lord (Ernest Graves, Shepperd Strudwick, William Stone Mahoney) Original character. Born off-screen September 12, 1916, revised to June 18, 1926, dies onscreen June 16, 1976. Death revised onscreen to March 4, 2003. Gwendolyn Lord (Joan Copeland) Born pre-1916. Sister of Victor Lord. Clayton-Powell Lord Sr. (mentioned character) Born post-1916. Brother of Victor Lord. Second generation Victoria Lord (Gillian Spencer, Joanne Dorian, Erika Slezak) Original character. Born off-screen August 14, 1946, to Victor Lord and Eugenia Randolph Lord as of 1968. Meredith Lord (Trish Van Devere, Lynn Benesch) Original character. Born off-screen December 1, 1950, to Victor Lord and Eugenia Randolph Lord as of 1968; dies onscreen August 8, 1973. Anthony "Tony" Lord (George Reinholt, Philip MacHale, Chip Lucia) Born off-screen in 1945 to Victor Lord and Dorothy Randolph as of 1975; presumed dead September 18, 1983. Richard Abbott (Luke Reilly, Keith Langsdale, Robert Gribbon, Jeffrey Byron) Born off-screen in the early 1950s to Gwendolyn Lord Abbott and Jonathan Abbott as of 1978. Tina Lord (Andrea Evans, Kelli Maroney, Marsha Clark, Karen Witter, Krista Tesreau) Born off-screen March 14, 1962, to Victor Lord and Irene Manning Lord as of 1985. Thomas Todd Manning (Roger Howarth, Trevor St. John) Born off-screen January 2, 1974, then revised to 1970 to Victor Lord and Irene Manning as of 1995; birthday changed to April 29, 1970 as of 2013. Identical twin of Victor Lord Jr. Clayton-Powell Lord II (mentioned character) Born off-screen to Clayton-Powell Lord Sr. and Margaret Lord as of 1993. Victor Lord Jr. (Trevor St. John) Born off-screen January 2, 1974, then revised to 1970 to Victor Lord and Irene