Sir Charles Ryan | |
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Born | Charles Lister Ryan 30 September 1831
St John's, Worcester, England |
Died | 20 November 1920
Ascot, Berkshire, England
[1] | (aged 89)
Education | Eton College [1] |
Occupation | civil servant |
Sir Charles Lister Ryan KCB JP (30 September 1831 – 20 November 1920) was a British civil servant. He served as Comptroller and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1888 until his retirement in 1896. [2]
He was born in St John's, Worcester, [3] the fifth son of barrister Sir Edward Ryan and Louisa Whitmore. [4] He was educated at Eton College. [1]
Ryan was a Clerk in the Treasury (1851–65), also serving as private secretary to Benjamin Disraeli (1858), Sir Stafford Northcote (1859), and William Ewart Gladstone when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1859–65). [4] He was appointed secretary to the Board of Audit in 1865. He served as Assistant-Comptroller and Auditor (1873-88), followed by Comptroller and Auditor of the Exchequer and Audit Department (1888–96). He was also a governor of Wellington College, Berkshire. [4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1881 Birthday Honours [5] and knighted in the same order in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Honours. [6]
In 1862, Ryan married Jane Georgiana, daughter of Sir John Shaw Lefevre and sister of Lord Eversley. [4] Their daughter Madeleine Harriet Dagmar married Arthur Elliot in 1888. [7]
He died at Burleigh Bushes Cottage in Ascot, Berkshire. [1]
Sir Charles Ryan | |
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Born | Charles Lister Ryan 30 September 1831
St John's, Worcester, England |
Died | 20 November 1920
Ascot, Berkshire, England
[1] | (aged 89)
Education | Eton College [1] |
Occupation | civil servant |
Sir Charles Lister Ryan KCB JP (30 September 1831 – 20 November 1920) was a British civil servant. He served as Comptroller and Auditor-General of the Exchequer from 1888 until his retirement in 1896. [2]
He was born in St John's, Worcester, [3] the fifth son of barrister Sir Edward Ryan and Louisa Whitmore. [4] He was educated at Eton College. [1]
Ryan was a Clerk in the Treasury (1851–65), also serving as private secretary to Benjamin Disraeli (1858), Sir Stafford Northcote (1859), and William Ewart Gladstone when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1859–65). [4] He was appointed secretary to the Board of Audit in 1865. He served as Assistant-Comptroller and Auditor (1873-88), followed by Comptroller and Auditor of the Exchequer and Audit Department (1888–96). He was also a governor of Wellington College, Berkshire. [4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1881 Birthday Honours [5] and knighted in the same order in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Honours. [6]
In 1862, Ryan married Jane Georgiana, daughter of Sir John Shaw Lefevre and sister of Lord Eversley. [4] Their daughter Madeleine Harriet Dagmar married Arthur Elliot in 1888. [7]
He died at Burleigh Bushes Cottage in Ascot, Berkshire. [1]