Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet

This article is about the Scottish businessman. For his grandfather, see Charles Tennant.

Charles Clow Tennant
"Glasgow" Tennant as caricatured in Vanity Fair, June 1883
Born	4 November 1823(1823-11-04) Scotland
Died	4 June 1906(1906-06-04) (aged 82) Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, England
Occupation	Banker, industrialist
Spouse	Emma Winsloe (m. 1849–1895) «start: (1849)–end+1: (1896)»"Marriage: Emma Winsloe to Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_Tennant,_1st_Baronet) Marguerite Miles (m. 1895–1906) «start: (1895)–end+1: (1907)»"Marriage: Marguerite Miles to Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_Tennant,_1st_Baronet)
Children	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) Katharine (K) Tennant(1903-1994) Nancy Tennant (1904-1969)
Parents	John Tennant, Robina Arrol

Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet (4 November 1823 - 4 June 1906) Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician.

Biography

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 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.

In 1852, Tennant purchased The Glen, an estate in southern Scotland, and commissioned architect David Bryce to design a new house, which was completed in 1855.^[1]

Tennant's 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 and cousin of Sir Philip Miles in 1898. His second wife was a talented amateur musician and he bought the Lady Tennant Stradivarius for her as a gift.

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. His daughters by his second marriage included Katharine Tennant, Baroness Elliot of Harwood, Nancy, Lady Crathorne and Margaret, Lady Wakehurst

References

1. ^ "The Glen, house and service wing: Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/portal.hsstart?P_HBNUM=19746. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 

• 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

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Tennant

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Anderson Charles Cameron Alexander Whitelaw	Member of Parliament for Glasgow 1879–1880 With: George Anderson 1879–1880 Charles Cameron 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
New title	Tennant Baronets 1885–1906	Succeeded by Edward Tennant

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Name	Tennant, Charles Clow
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Date of birth	4 November 1823
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death	4 June 1906
Place of death	Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, England