Tennent
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Tennent is a surname
, and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Gilbert TennentGilbert TennentGilbert Tennent was a religious leader. Gilbert was one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in Colonial America, along with Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield...
(1703–1764), Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman - H. M. Tennent (1879–1941), British theatre impresario
- Hugh TennentHugh TennentHugh Tennent was a Scottish brewer, the great-great-grandson of the founder of the Tennent's brewery. He began production of Tennent's lager in 1885, having acquired his brother's share of the business a year earlier....
(died 1890), Scottish brewer - James Emerson TennentJames Emerson TennentSir James Emerson Tennent, 1st Baronet FRS , born James Emerson, was an Irish politician and traveller. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 5 June 1862....
(1804–1869), British politician - John TennentJohn TennentJohn Tennent of Listonshiels was a servant and companion of James V of Scotland. He kept an account of the king's daily expenses which is an important source document for the Scottish royal court....
, 16th century Scottish courtier - Madge TennentMadge TennentMadge Tennent was an English artist.Born to Arthur Cook, an architect and landscape painter and his wife, Agnes, a writer...
(1889–1972), English artist - Peter Tennent, Mayor of New PlymouthNew PlymouthNew Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... - William TennentWilliam TennentWilliam Tennent was an early American religious leader and educator in British North America.-Early life:Tennent was born in Mid Calder, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, in 1673. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1695 and was ordained in the Church of Ireland in 1706...
(1673–1746), Scottish-American Presbyterian clergyman
See also
- Tennent, New JerseyTennent, New JerseyTennent is an unincorporated community within Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Considered to be the historic center of Manalapan Township, Tennent is home to the Old Tennent Church and Old Tennent Cemetery. Reverend William Tennent served as pastor at the church for over 40 years....
- Tenant (disambiguation)
- Tennant (disambiguation)