Henry Tennant
British railway administrator
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| Intro | British railway administrator | |||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |||
| was | Businessperson | |||
| Work field | Business | |||
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| Birth | 1823 | |||
| Death | 1910 (aged 87 years) | |||
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Biography
Henry Tennant (1823–1910) was a British railway administrator. He served as general manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman of the Central London Railway from 1895 to 1898 and a director of the company after that.
Locomotive Committee
From 1884 to 1885 the North Eastern Railway was without a Locomotive Superintendent. During this period the work was done by a Locomotive Committee, chaired by Henry Tennant. The committee designed the NER 1463 Class 2-4-0 steam locomotive.