Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon

Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon

Brigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon GCVO, KCB, PC, DSO (24 May 1906 – 9 November 1976) was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household.

Tryon was the son of the 1st Baron Tryon. On 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell, a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, 7th Baronet. He succeeded to his father's title in 1940 and was Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen upon The Queen's accession in 1952 until 1971. Lord Tryon died in 1976, aged 70, and was succeeded by his son, Anthony.

Tryon passed out from Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1926. He reached the rank of Brigadier and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order during the Second World War.

Court offices
Preceded by
Sir Ulick Alexander
Keeper of the Privy Purse
1952 – 1971
Succeeded by
Sir Rennie Maudsley
Treasurer to the Queen
1952 – 1971
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Tryon
Baron Tryon
1940 – 1976
Succeeded by
Anthony Tryon



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