Background
Tryon, Henry Harrington was born on June 7, 1888 in Rumford, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Seymour and Mary (Harrington) Tryon.
Tryon, Henry Harrington was born on June 7, 1888 in Rumford, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Seymour and Mary (Harrington) Tryon.
Student Milton (Massachusetts) Academy, 1906-1908. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1912, Master of Forestry, 1913.
Began as forester, 1907. Cruiser, New England, Canada, 1910-1915. Member of faculty, New York State Forestry College, 1915-1917.
Air Service, United States Army, 1918.
Engineer with James West. Sewall, Washington, District of Columbia, 1919-1924. Extension forester for South Carolina., 1924-1927.
Director Black Rock Forest, New York, 1927-1949.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society American Foresters, International Institute for Forest Research, Ecological Society, Society of Foresters in Great British, Royal Scottish Forestry Society Liberal Republican. Clubs: Harvard (Boston and New York).
Married Margaret Ramsay, December 28, 1915. Children: Ramsay Harrington (deceased), Katharine, James Seymour.