Lieutenant-General William Tryon was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He also served during the Seven Years' War, the Regulator Movement, and the American War of Independence.
- Occupation
- army officer, colonial administrator
- Position held
- Colonial Governor of New York, colonial governor of North Carolina
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- June 8, 1729
- Died
- January 27, 1788
