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Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt

1902 – 1971

British baronet

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About Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt

Lived 1902 – 1971 (aged 68–69).

Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet FRSA (19 January 1902 – 21 November 1971).

Early life Tennyson d'Eyncourt was the son of Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet, and of his wife Janet (died 1909), the elder daughter of Mathew Finlay, of Langside, Glasgow, and the widow of John Burns.

He was educated at Charterhouse School.

Career In 1951 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1956 and was Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, 1960–1961, later President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, 1971. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Standing Council of the Baronetage, of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, the Royal Institution, the Pilgrims, and the Tennyson Society.

Family Tennyson d'Eyncourt married Pamela Gladstone, the younger daughter of William Buckley Gladstone, of Moor Town House, Ringwood, Hampshire, at St Margaret's, Westminster, on 1 June 1926, and they had two sons and one daughter, Philippa, who married Nigel Nicolson. He married secondly, in 1964, Vinnie Lorraine, the widow of Robert J. O'Donnell and younger daughter of Andrew Pearson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.

Tennyson d'Eyncourt was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Jeremy.

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Important facts

Born
1902
Birth century
Died
1971
Education
Charterhouse School
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Also known as
Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet, Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, Sir Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt?

British baronet (1902–1971)

When was Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt born?

Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt was born in 1902.

When did Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt die?

Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt died in 1971.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt

· Wikidata: Q7526959

· DBpedia: Sir Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet

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