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George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Major George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon, PC (15 May 187124 November 1940) was a British Conservative politician who served in a number of ministerial positions in the inter-war years.

The son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, he served for sixteen years in the Grenadier Guards, retiring as Major.

Tryon was elected for Brighton in 1910, serving until 1940. He became Under-Secretary of Air in 1919 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions in 1920 and in 1922 became a Privy Counsellor. He served as Minister of Pensions himself 1922-24, 1924-29 and 1931-35 and was then appointed Postmaster General in 1935, serving until 1940.

In April 1940, Tryon was elevated to the peerage as 1st Baron Tryon and made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and First Commissioner of Works. However, he died a few months later.

He married Averil Vivian, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea. They had two children, including Charles, 2nd Baron Tryon.

[edit] Offices held

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Aurelian Ridsdale
Member of Parliament for Brighton
2-member constituency
1910–1940
Succeeded by
Lord Erskine
Political offices
Preceded by
Ian Macpherson
Minister of Pensions
1922–1924
Succeeded by
Frederick Roberts
Preceded by
Frederick Roberts
Minister of Pensions
1924–1929
Succeeded by
Frederick Roberts
Preceded by
Frederick Roberts
Minister of Pensions
1931–1935
Succeeded by
Robert Hudson
Preceded by
Sir Kingsley Wood
Postmaster General
1935–1940
Succeeded by
William Shepherd Morrison
Preceded by
William Shepherd Morrison
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1940
Succeeded by
The Lord Hankey
Preceded by
The Earl De La Warr
First Commissioner of Works
1940
Succeeded by
Sir John Reith
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Tryon Succeeded by
Charles Tryon


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