Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt
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Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet (19 January 1902–21 November 1971).
, and the widow of John Burns.
He was educated at Charterhouse School
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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.
. He married secondly, in 1964, Vinnie Lorraine, the widow of Robert J. O'Donnell and younger daughter of Andrew Pearson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
, USA
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Tennyson-d'Eyncourt was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Jeremy.
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, GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, and the widow of John Burns.
He was educated at Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
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Career
In 1951 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of ArtsRoyal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
in 1956 and was Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London, being a guild of the sellers of fish and seafood in the City...
, 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 NicolsonNigel Nicolson
Nigel Nicolson OBE was a British writer, publisher and politician.-Biography:Nicolson was the son of the writers Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West; he had a brother Ben, later an art historian...
. He married secondly, in 1964, Vinnie Lorraine, the widow of Robert J. O'Donnell and younger daughter of Andrew Pearson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Tennyson-d'Eyncourt was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Jeremy.