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Rt Hon. Edward Priaulx “Eddy” Tennant

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Rt Hon. Edward Priaulx “Eddy” Tennant

Birth
Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Death
21 Nov 1920 (aged 61)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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The eldest son of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet, he was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Pamela Genevieve Adelaide Wyndham, on July 11, 1895 and they had five children including the war poet Lt. The Hon. Edward Wyndham "Bim" Tennant.

Tennant travelled extensively in Africa, India, and America, and was Assistant Private Secretary to Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Secretary for Scotland, from 1892-1895. He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Partick in 1892 and for Peebles and Selkirk in 1900. He was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for Salisbury at the 1906 general election, holding the seat until the 1910 general election.

He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1906, and in 1911 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glenconner, of The Glen in the County of Peebles. Lord Glenconner was also Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1908 to 1920.
The eldest son of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet, he was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Pamela Genevieve Adelaide Wyndham, on July 11, 1895 and they had five children including the war poet Lt. The Hon. Edward Wyndham "Bim" Tennant.

Tennant travelled extensively in Africa, India, and America, and was Assistant Private Secretary to Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Secretary for Scotland, from 1892-1895. He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Partick in 1892 and for Peebles and Selkirk in 1900. He was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for Salisbury at the 1906 general election, holding the seat until the 1910 general election.

He succeeded his father to the baronetcy in 1906, and in 1911 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glenconner, of The Glen in the County of Peebles. Lord Glenconner was also Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1908 to 1920.

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EDWARD PRIAULX TENNANT
1st Baron Glenconner
born May 31st 1859
Died Novr 21st 1920
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A man whose upright character made him universally respected and whose gentle and generous nature secured to him the devoted affection of many friends.

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  • Created by: Jon
  • Added: Sep 8, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169615771/edward_priaulx-tennant: accessed ), memorial page for Rt Hon. Edward Priaulx “Eddy” Tennant (31 May 1859–21 Nov 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169615771, citing Traquair Kirkyard, Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland; Maintained by Jon (contributor 46614733).