Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner (14 June 1899 – 4 October 1983), of
The Glen, Scottish Borders,
was a British peer, businessman and
Royal Navy
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officer.
He was the second son of
Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner, a Liberal politician and businessman, and
Pamela Wyndham, a daughter of Hon.
Percy Wyndham and one of ''
The Wyndham Sisters'' who later remarried the
1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon.
He was educated at
Eton, after which in 1912 he was commissioned as a
sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
["Baron Glenconner", ''Special Forces Roll Of Honour'', 2012.] He served on , , and during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
.
Upon his father's death in 1920, and as a result of the premature death of
his elder brother in World War I, he succeeded as
Baron Glenconner
Baron Glenconner, of The Glen in the County of Peebles, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for Sir Edward Tennant, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Salisbury in the House of Commons as a Liberal and ...
and
Baronet Tennant, of The Glen and St Rollox.
Like his grandfather,
Sir Charles Tennant, Glenconner was a well-known patron of the arts. Aside from being chairman of various family related businesses, such as
C. Tennant, Sons & Company, he served as chairman of Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. and was a director of
Hambros Bank.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, Glenconner was head of
SOE, Cairo.
Glenconner was married twice. Firstly, in 1925, to Pamela Winifred Paget (1903–1989), daughter of
Sir Richard Paget, 2nd Baronet; secondly, in 1935, to Elizabeth Powell, daughter of Lt.-Col.
Evelyn Powell.
[Mosley, Charles (ed.). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (repr. 2003). 107th ed.. p. 1570.] In total he had five children.
He was the father of
Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner
Colin Christopher Paget Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner (1 December 1926 – 27 August 2010), was a British peer, landowner and socialite. He was the son of Christopher Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner, and Pamela Winifred Paget. He was also the neph ...
(1926–2010), who was noted for having owned and developed the Caribbean island
Mustique
Mustique is a private island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is part of the Grenadines, a chain of islands in the West Indies. The island is located within Grenadines Parish, and the closest island is the uninhabited Petite Mustique, ...
.
From his second marriage, he was the father of the novelist Hon.
Emma Tennant
Emma Christina Tennant FRSL (20 October 1937 – 21 January 2017) was an English novelist and editor of Scottish extraction, known for a post-modern approach to her fiction, often imbued with fantasy or magic. Several of her novels give a femi ...
(1937–2017).
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1899 births
1983 deaths
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Nobility from the Scottish Borders
Scottish bankers
People educated at Eton College
Royal Navy officers of World War I
Younger sons of barons