George Tyler (Royal Navy officer)

Sir George Tyler KH (28 December 1792 – 4 June 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer from who became a colonial governor and then Conservative Party politician. The son of Admiral Sir Charles Tyler, he joined the navy in 1809,rising to the rank of captain in 1822, rear admiral in 1852,and vice admiral in 1857. Tyler was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order in 1833, and knighted again in November 1838. From 1833 to 1840 he was Lieutenant Governor of the island of St Vincent in the Caribbean, which it became part of the British Windward Islands.

George Tyler (Royal Navy officer)

Sir George Tyler KH (28 December 1792 – 4 June 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer from who became a colonial governor and then Conservative Party politician. The son of Admiral Sir Charles Tyler, he joined the navy in 1809,rising to the rank of captain in 1822, rear admiral in 1852,and vice admiral in 1857. Tyler was made a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order in 1833, and knighted again in November 1838. From 1833 to 1840 he was Lieutenant Governor of the island of St Vincent in the Caribbean, which it became part of the British Windward Islands.