| George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon | |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 3 April – 14 May 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | William Morrison |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hankey |
Major George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon, PC (15 May 1871 – 24 November 1940, Little Court, Sunningdale) 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 Sandhurst, Tryon joined the Grenadier Guards in 1890, serving for sixteen years before retiring as Major.[2]
Tryon was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) 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 was replaced as Chancellor (by 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.
He married Averil Vivian, daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea. They had two children, including Charles, 2nd Baron Tryon.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ernest Villiers Aurelian Ridsdale |
Member of Parliament for Brighton 1910–1940 Served alongside: Walter Rice 1910–1911 John Edward Gordon 1911–1914 Charles Thomas-Stanford 1914–1922 Alfred Cooper Rawson 1922–1940 |
Succeeded by Alfred Cooper Rawson 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 | ||
| New creation | Baron Tryon 1940 |
Succeeded by Charles Tryon |