Sir Charles Clow Tennant, Bt | |
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Born |
Scotland |
4 November 1823
Died | 4 June 1906 Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, England |
(aged 82)
Occupation | Banker, industrialist |
Spouse(s) |
Emma Winsloe (m. 1849–95) Marguerite Miles (m. 1895–1906) |
Children |
by Emma Winsloe (1821–1895) by Marguerite Miles (1868–1943) |
Parent(s) | John Tennant, Robina Arrol |
by Emma Winsloe (1821–1895)
Pauline Emma (Posie) Tenant (1855–1888)
Charlotte Monckton (Charty) Tennant (1858–1911)
Edward Tennant (1859–1920)
Katharine Lucy (Lucy) Tennant (1860–1942)
Francis John (Frank) Tennant (1861–1942)
Octavia Laura (Laura) Mary Tennant (1862–1886)
Margot Asquith (1864–1945)
Harold John (Jack)Tennant (1865–1935)
by Marguerite Miles (1868–1943)
Margaret Tennant (1899–1994)
Jean Tennant (1900–1910) Katharine (K) Tennant(1903–1994)
Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet (4 November 1823 – 4 June 1906) was a Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician.
Tennant was the son of John Tennant (1796–1878) and Robina Arrol. His grandfather was the chemist and industrialist Charles Tennant, at whose article many other notable members of the family are listed. He was President of the United Alkali Company and Chairman of the Union Bank of Scotland. Tennant also sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow from 1879 to 1880 and for Peebles and Selkirk from 1880 to 1886. He unsuccessfully contested Partick at a by-election 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.