Henry Tennant | |
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![]() In
The Sketch, 4 March 1896 | |
Born | 1823
Countersett, England |
Died | 25 May 1910
York, England | (aged 86–87)
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]
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]
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.
Henry Tennant | |
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![]() In
The Sketch, 4 March 1896 | |
Born | 1823
Countersett, England |
Died | 25 May 1910
York, England | (aged 86–87)
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]
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]
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.