# Lord Tiptoff — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Lord Tiptoff in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tiptoff, old Tiptoff, Old Lady Tiptoff, the Marquess of Tiptoff

**First appearance:** 0018-xvii-i-appear-as-an-ornament-of-english-society

## Who they are

English nobleman and relative of Lady Lyndon who opposes Barry.

## In the story

### [I Provide Nobly for My Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xvi-i-provide-nobly-for-my-family)

Opposes Barry's marriage to Lady Lyndon; referred to as 'old fury of a marchioness'.

### [I Appear as an Ornament of English Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xvii-i-appear-as-an-ornament-of-english-society)

Bullingdon's guardian, who protests Barry's cutting of timber on the Lyndon estates.

### [My Good Fortune Begins to Waver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xviii-my-good-fortune-begins-to-waver)

Skeptical of Barry's claims about Bullingdon's bill.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/xix-conclusion)

Promotes Lady Lyndon's escape schemes; inherits the estate after Bullingdon's death.

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