Mark Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson
The Lord Tennyson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 19 October 1991 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Tennyson, 4th Baron Tennyson |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Aubrey Tennyson 28 March 1920 |
| Died | 3 July 2006 (aged 86) |
| Spouse |
Deline Celeste Budler
(m. 1964; died 1995) |
| Parents |
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Mark Aubrey Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson (28 March 1920 – 3 July 2006), was a British peer. He was the second son of Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson, and the Hon. Clare Tennant. The great-grandson of poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, he succeeded his brother to the title in 1991.[1]
Tennyson served in the Royal Navy from 1937 to 1960, rising to the rank of commander, and saw action during World War II. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1945 in recognition of his military service during the war. He was subsequently an executive of Rowntree Mackintosh and Joseph Terry & Sons. In 1964, he married Deline Celeste Budler (d. 1995). The two had no children.[1]
Notes
- ^ Pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
- ^ a b Cartner, Don (25 August 2006). "Lord Tennyson". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links
- Rhodes, Michael (25 July 2006). "Commander the 5th Baron Tennyson, DSC, RN (1920–2006)". Peerage News. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "Royal Navy Officers 1939–1945 (Tait to Tours)". WWII Unit Histories & Officers. Retrieved 18 April 2018.