Henry Tennant (railway administrator)
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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]
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Born1823
Countersett, England
Died25 May 1910 (aged 86–87)
York, England
OccupationRailway administrator
Spouse
Mary Jane Goundry
(m. 1847; died 1900)Henry Tennant | |
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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) |
Biography
Henry Tennant was born in Countersett in 1823.[2]
He married Mary Jane Goundry on 17 February 1847. She died in 1900.[2]
Locomotive Committee
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.
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