Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet
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| Charles Clow Tennant | |
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| Born | 4 November 1823 Scotland |
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| Died | 4 June 1906 (aged 82) Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Banker, industrialist |
| Spouse | Emma Winsloe (1849-1895) Marguerite Miles (1895-1906) |
| Children | Harold Tennant, Margot Asquith, Edward Tennant |
| Parents | John Tennant, Robina Arrol |
Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet (November 4, 1823-June 4, 1906) Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician.
Tennant was the son of John Tennant (1796-1878) and Robina Arrol. His grandfather was chemist and industrialist Charles Tennant. He was President of the United Alkali Company and Chairman of the Union Bank of Scotland. Tennant also sat as Member of Parliament for Glasgow from 1879 to 1880 and for Peebles and Selkirk from 1880 to 1886. He unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Partick in 1890. He was also a Trustee of the National Gallery and was appointed a Member of the Tariff Commission in 1904. In 1885 he was created a Baronet.
Tennant first marriage was to Emma Winsloe, daughter of Richard Winsloe, in 1849. After her death in 1895 he was remarried to Marguerite Agaranthe Miles, daughter of Charles William Miles, in 1898. His son from his first marriage, Harold Tennant, became a Liberal politician, while his daughter from his first marriage, Margot, was the second wife of Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a socialite and author. Tennant died in June 1906 in Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, aged 82, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward, who was raised to the peerage as Baron Glenconner in 1911.
[edit] References
- Blow, Simon (1987). Broken Blood - The Rise and Fall of the Tennant family. London: Faber. ISBN 0571133746.
- Dugdale, Nancy (1973). Tennant's Stalk: the story of the Tennants of the Glen. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0333138201.
- Debrett, John; Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press. ISBN 0312046405.
- Who Was Who
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Anderson Charles Cameron Alexander Whitelaw |
Member of Parliament for Glasgow with George Anderson 1879-1880 Charles Cameron 1879-1880 1879-1880 |
Succeeded by George Anderson Charles Cameron Robert Tweedie Middleton |
| Preceded by Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery |
Member of Parliament for Peebles and Selkirk 1880-1886 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Thorburn |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Tennant Baronets 1885-1906 |
Succeeded by Edward Tennant |
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