Background
Tryon was the son of George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon. On 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell (1909-2002), known as Dreda. She was a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, 7th Baronet (1877-1957).
Tryon was the son of George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon. On 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell (1909-2002), known as Dreda. She was a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, 7th Baronet (1877-1957).
Tryon graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1926.
He succeeded to his father"s title in 1940. Promoted to Major in 1943, by the end of the Second World War he was a war substantive Lieutenant Colonel, with permanent promotion in 1948. He retired in 1949 and was granted the honorary rank of Brigadier.
Lord Tryon began his career in the Royal Household as the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse to King George VI in 1949.
Still the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse upon the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Tryon was appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen on 16 October 1952. 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.
In 1972, Lord Tryon was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of Wiltshire.
During his military career Lord Tryon was Mentioned in Despatches, and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Lord Tryon was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1953, and promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 1968. He was appointed a Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath in 1962. Lord Tryon was also an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John.
