Lindsay Bryson

Admiral Sir Lindsay Sutherland Bryson (22 January 1925 – 24 March 2005) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.

Early life and education The son of James McAuslan Bryson (died 1976) and Margaret Whyte (died 1946), Bryson was born and raised on a Glasgow council estate, and was educated at Allan Glen's School. He took a first class honours BSc degree in electrical engineering as an external student of the University of London.

Naval career Bryson joined the Royal Navy in 1942. He served during World War II as an engineering cadet. and appointed Controller of the Navy in 1981 and served in that role during the Falklands War.

After leaving the navy he served in 1985 as President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and as president of the Association for Project Management 1991–95. He was Deputy Chairman of GEC-Marconi from 1987 to 1990.

Personal life In 1951, he married WRNS third officer Averil, daughter of William Thomas Curtis-Willson, MBE president of the Newspaper Society and chairman of the Brighton Herald. They had a son and two daughters, one of whom is the actress Ann Bryson.