 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 . 
