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Mark Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson

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The Lord Tennyson
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
19 October 1991 – 11 November 1999
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byHarold Tennyson, 4th Baron Tennyson
Succeeded bySeat abolished pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999
Personal details
Born
Hon. Mark Aubrey Tennyson

(1920-03-28)28 March 1920
Died3 July 2006(2006-07-03) (aged 86)
Spouse
Deline Celeste Budler
(m. 1964; died 1995)
Parents

Mark Aubrey Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson DSC (28 March 1920 – 3 July 2006) was a British peer. He was the second son of Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson and 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cartner, Don (25 August 2006). "Lord Tennyson". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Tennyson
1991–2006
Succeeded by