Sir James Emerson Tennent, first baronet

(1804-1876)

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.