George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 3 April 1940 – 14 May 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | William Morrison |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hankey |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 18 May 1940 – 3 October 1940 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl De La Warr |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Reith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1871 |
| Died | 24 November 1940 (aged 69) Little Court, Charles, 2nd Baron Tryon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1890-1906, 1914- |
| Rank | Major (United Kingdom) |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon,
PC (15 May 1871 – 24 November 1940) was a British Conservative politician who served in a number of ministerial positions in the inter-war years.[1]
George Clement Tryon was son of
Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon and Clementina Heathcote, daughter of Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland.[2] Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Tryon joined the Grenadier Guards in 1890, serving for sixteen years before retiring as major.[2]
Tryon was elected as
Postmaster General in 1935, serving until 1940. He was one of those to appear on the first day of BBC television broadcasts, 2 November 1936.[3]
In April 1940, Tryon was elevated to the
Lord Hankey) when Winston Churchill became prime minister
in May, while retaining the First Commissionership; he relinquished that post the following October, a few weeks before his death, aged 69.
He married Averil Vivian, daughter of Colonel Sir
Charles, 2nd Baron Tryon
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References
- Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b 'Lord Tryon: Unselfish political service' (obit.), The Times, 25 November 1940, p. 7
- ^ "The Contest". BBC. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "No. 34834". The London Gazette. 23 April 1940. p. 2383.
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