Baron Kenyon, of Gredington, in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1788 for the lawyer and judge Sir Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baronet. He served as

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and as

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. Kenyon had already been created a Baronet, of Gredington in the County of Flint, in 1784. His grandson, the third Baron, briefly represented St Michael's in the

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. His grandson, the fourth Baron, held minor office in the governments of

Lord Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen y ...

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and

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and also served as

Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire in Wales. After 1733, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieut ...

. In 1912 Lord Kenyon assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Tyrell. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 2019.

Barons Kenyon (1788)

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (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 Ha ...

(1732–1802) *

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(1776–1855).

Kenyon College Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. Kenyon College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Kenyon has 1,708 undergraduates enrolled. Its 1,000-acre campus is se ...

was named after him. * Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon (1805–1869) *

Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon, KCVO, TD (5 July 1864 – 30 November 1927), was a British peer and Conservative politician. Family background and education Born in Wilmore Crescent, west London, Kenyon was the son of the Hon. Lloyd Ken ...

(1864–1927) * Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon (1917–1993) * Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 6th Baron Kenyon (1947–2019) * Lloyd Nicholas Tyrell-Kenyon, 7th Baron Kenyon (b. 1972) The

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is his brother, Hon. Alexander Simon Tyrell-Kenyon (b. 1975)

References

External links

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenyon, Baron Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain 1788 establishments in Great Britain Noble titles created in 1788