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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869 NRA: Tennent Sir James Emerson (1804-1869) Knight Traveller Politician and Author DNB: Tennent, Sir James Emerson, first baronet (1804-1869), traveller and politician LBT ID: JaTenne1876 VIAF ID: 76345468 LOC ID: n88067952 | B/BAP: 1804-04-07 DIED: 1876-11-16 |
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Originally Emerson; educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he met Byron in Greece and
published A Picture of Greece in 1825 (1826), a collections of
memoirs; he was MP for Belfast (1832-45) and civil secretary in Ceylon (1845-50). He
contributed to the New Monthly Magazine. | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Sir James Emerson Tennent, first baronet:
A Picture of Greece in 1825: as exhibited in the Personal Narratives of James
Emerson, Count Pecchio and W. H. Humphreys; comprising a detailed Account of the Events of
the late Campaign and Sketches of the principal Military, Naval and Political
Chiefs. Found 4.
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Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: with Narratives and Anecdotes
illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects
&c.. Found 1.
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