Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

The Right Honourable The Lord Kenyon PC SL KC
Lord Kenyon, by William Davison (floruit 1843)
Lord Chief Justice
In office 4 June 1788 – 11 April 1802
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	The Earl of Mansfield
Succeeded by	The Lord Ellenborough
Master of the Rolls
In office 30 March 1784 – 4 June 1788
Preceded by	Sir Thomas Sewell
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Arden (later Lord Alvanley)
Attorney General
In office 26 December 1783 – 31 March 1784
Prime Minister	Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	John Lee
Succeeded by	Sir Richard Arden (later Lord Alvanley)
In office 18 April 1782 – 2 May 1783
Preceded by	James Wallace
Succeeded by	James Wallace
Personal details
Born	Lloyd Kenyon (1732-10-05)5 October 1732 Gredington, Flintshire, Wales
Died	4 April 1802(1802-04-04) (aged 69) Bath, England
Nationality	British
Profession	Barrister

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon PC SL KC (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802) was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice. Born to a country gentleman, he was initially educated in Hanmer before moving to Ruthin School aged 12. Rather than going to university he instead worked as a clerk to an attorney, joining the Middle Temple in 1750 and being called to the Bar in 1756. Initially almost unemployed due to the lack of education and contacts which a university education would have provided, his business increased thanks to his friendships with John Dunning, who, overwhelmed with cases, allowed Kenyon to work many, and Lord Thurlow who secured for him the Chief Justiceship of Chester in 1780. He was returned as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hindon the same year, serving repeatedly as Attorney General under William Pitt the Younger. He effectively sacrificed his political career in 1784 to challenge the ballot of Charles James Fox, and was rewarded with a baronetcy; from then on he did not speak in the House of Commons, despite remaining an MP.