Brigadier The Right Honourable The Lord Tryon GCVO KCB DSO DL | |
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Keeper of the Privy Purse Treasurer to HM The Queen | |
In office 1952–1971 | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Rennie Maudsley |
Succeeded by | Sir Ulick Alexander |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 May 1906 |
Died | 9 November 1976 | (aged 70)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1926–1949 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Brigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon, GCVO KCB DSO DL (24 May 1906 – 9 November 1976) was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household.
Early life and military career[]
Elder son of George, 1st Baron Tryon, on 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell (1909–2002), known as Dreda;[1] she was a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, Bt, CBE (1877–1957).
Tryon graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in 1926.[2]
Tryon succeeded to his father's title in 1940. The family seat was the Manor House at Great Durnford, Wiltshire; Dreda ran a boarding preparatory school there from 1942 until 1992.[3]
Promoted to major in 1943,[4] by the end of the Second World War he was a war substantive lieutenant colonel, with permanent promotion in 1948.[5] He retired in 1949 and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[6]
Career in the Royal Household[]
Lord Tryon began his career in the Royal Household as the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse to King George VI in 1949.[7] Still the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse upon the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II,[8] Lord Tryon was appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen on 16 October 1952.[9] Lord Tryon served as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen until 1 November 1971, being appointed a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting upon his retirement.[10]
Later life and death[]
In 1972, Lord Tryon was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Wilts.[11] Lord Tryon died in 1976, aged 70, and was succeeded by his only son, Anthony Tryon.
Honours[]
During his military career Lord Tryon was mentioned in despatches, later being awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[12][13] Lord Tryon was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1953,[14] and promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 1968.[15] Appointed a Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath in 1962,[16] he was also an Officer of the Order of St John.[17]
Coat of arms[]
References[]
- ↑ Obit. of Dreda, Lady Tryon @ www.telegraph.co.uk
- ↑ "No. 33130". 5 February 1926. p. 886. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33130/page/886
- ↑ "Obituary: Dreda Lady Tryon". 11 May 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1393821/Dreda-Lady-Tryon.html. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "No. 35890". 2 February 1943. p. 639. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35890/supplement/639
- ↑ "No. 38457". 12 November 1948. p. 6011. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38457/supplement/6011
- ↑ "No. 38701". 30 August 1949. p. 4182. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38701/supplement/4182
- ↑ "No. 38681". 2 August 1949. p. 3759. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38681/page/3759
- ↑ "No. 39616". 1 August 1952. p. 4197. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39616/supplement/4197
- ↑ "No. 39672". 17 October 1952. p. 5459. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39672/page/5459
- ↑ "No. 45512". 2 November 1971. p. 11863. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45512/page/11863
- ↑ "No. 45618". 9 March 1972. p. 2929. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45618/page/2929
- ↑ "No. 37072". 10 May 1945. p. 2461. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37072/supplement/2461
- ↑ "No. 37072". 10 May 1945. p. 2451. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37072/supplement/2451
- ↑ "No. 39732". 30 December 1952. p. 6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39732/supplement/6
- ↑ "No. 44740". 20 December 1968. p. 4. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44740/supplement/4
- ↑ "No. 42683". 25 May 1962. p. 4309. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42683/supplement/4309
- ↑ "No. 45601". 17 February 1972. p. 2006. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45601/page/2006
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