Henry Tennant (railway administrator)
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Henry Tennant | |
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.png) In The Sketch, 4 March 1896 | |
| Born | 1823 Countersett, England |
| Died | 25 May 1910 (aged 86–87) York, England |
| Occupation | Railway administrator |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Goundry (m. 1847; died 1900) |
Henry Tennant (1823–1910) was a British railway administrator. He served as general manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman of the Central London Railway from 1895 to 1898 and a director of the company after that.[1]
Biography
[edit]Henry Tennant was born in Countersett in 1823.[2]
He married Mary Jane Goundry on 17 February 1847. She died in 1900.[2]
He died at his home in York on 25 May 1910.[2]
Locomotive Committee
[edit]From 1884 to 1885 the North Eastern Railway was without a Locomotive Superintendent. During this period the work was done by a Locomotive Committee, chaired by Henry Tennant.[3] The committee designed the NER 1463 Class 2-4-0 steam locomotive.
References
[edit]- ^ Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. pp. 5–6. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.
- ^ a b c Irving, R. J. "Tennant, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48335. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: Henry Tennant".
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