# Margaret Wake Tryon

> Margaret Wake Tryon was an English heiress and the wife of William Tryon, who served as the Colonial Governor of North Carolina and the Colonial Governor of New York. The eponym of Wake County in North Carolina, she is one of three women, along with Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Virginia Dare, to have a North Carolinian county named after her. She was known for her interest in military strategy, which was controversial for upper-class women of her time.

*English heiress and wife of William Tryon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/margaret-wake-tryon

## Identity
- **Born:** 1732
- **Died:** 1819
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 34.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Margaret Wake Tryon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Wake_Tryon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65557435)

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