George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon

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Major 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.

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