What is Murray Tyrrell?
[[File:Murray-tyrrell-and-Ellen-Greig-wedding-1939.JPG|thumb|Murray and Ellen Tyrrell on their wedding day in 1939]] [[Sir]] '''Murray Louis Tyrrell''' {{Small|[[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]}} (1 December 1913 – 13 July 1994) was an [[Australia]]n [[public servant]]. He was the Official Secretary to the [[Governor-General of Australia]] from 1947 to 1973. In his record term of 26 years, served six governors-general. In 1959, he was made a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE). In 1977, he was named [[Australian of the Year]] with [[Raigh Roe|Dame Raigh Roe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&year=1977&recipientID=78|title=1977 Australian of the Year|publisher=[[Australian of the Year|Australian of the Year Awards]]|access-date=29 March 2019}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Tyrrell was born in [[Kilmore, Victoria|Kilmore]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. He married Ellen St Clair Greig on 6 May 1939. The couple had three children. He lived in [[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]], [[New South Wales]]. Tyrrell died on 13 July 1994 in [[Canberra]] of the [[Australian Capital Territory]]. He was 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/lifesummary/tyrrell-sir-murray-louis-27594|title=Tyrrell, Sir Murray Louis (1913–1994)|work=People Australia|publisher=[[Australian National University]]|access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Australians of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyrrell, Murray}} [[Category:1913 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Australian civil servants]] [[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order]] [[Category:People from Victoria (Australia)]] {{Bio-stub}}