Tennyson-d’Eyncourt Baronets
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The Tennyson-d'Eyncourt Baronetcy, of Carter's Corner Farm in the Parish of Herstmonceux in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 February 1930 for the naval architect Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt. He was a grandson of Charles Tennyson-d'Eyncourt.
Another member of the Tennyson family was the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
. He was the nephew of Charles Tennyson-d'Eyncourt.
Another member of the Tennyson family was the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language....
. He was the nephew of Charles Tennyson-d'Eyncourt.
Tennyson-d'Eyncourt Baronets, of Carter's Corner Farm (1930)
- Sir Eustace Henry William Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet (1868-1951)
- Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 2nd Baronet (19 January 1902–21 November 1971). Tennyson-d'Eyncourt was the son of Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Eton CollegeEton CollegeEton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. In 1951 he succeeded his father in the baronetcy. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of ArtsRoyal Society of ArtsThe 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 FishmongersWorshipful Company of FishmongersThe 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...
during the 1960s. 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. See wedding photograph]. Their daughter Philippa married Nigel NicolsonNigel NicolsonNigel 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 was succeeded by his son, Jeremy. - Sir John Jeremy Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 3rd Baronet (1927-1988)
- Sir Giles Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 4th Baronet (1935-1989)
- Sir Mark Gervais Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 5th Baronet (b. 1967)