Baron Kenyon, of Gredington, in the County of Flint, is a title in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...

. It was created in 1788 for the lawyer and judge Sir Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baronet. He served as Master of the Rolls 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 House of Commons. His grandson, the fourth Baron, held minor office in the governments of Lord Salisbury, Arthur Balfour and David Lloyd George and also served as

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. 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 (1732–1802) *

George Kenyon, 2nd Baron Kenyon George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India fr ...

(1776–1855). Kenyon College was named after him. *

Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon (1 April 1805 – 14 July 1869), was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Kenyon was the son of George Kenyon, 2nd Baron Kenyon, and Margaret Emma Hanmer. His grandfather was Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Maste ...

(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 Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon, (13 September 1917 - 16 May 1993), was a British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords, and academic administrator. The only son of Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon, he succeeded to the title o ...

(1917–1993) *

Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 6th Baron Kenyon Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American ...

(1947–2019) *

Lloyd Nicholas Tyrell-Kenyon, 7th Baron Kenyon Lloyd, Lloyd's, or Lloyds may refer to: People * Lloyd (name), a variation of the Welsh word ' or ', which means "grey" or "brown" ** List of people with given name Lloyd ** List of people with surname Lloyd * Lloyd (singer) (born 1986), American ...

(b. 1972) The heir presumptive 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