Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Tennant | Designation: | | Born: | 1833 or 1834 | Died: | 27 March 1915 | Bio Notes: | William Tennant was born at Camelon, Stirlingshire in 1833 or 1834, the son of William Tennant, estate foreman and Margaret Kay. His initial training was probably in an estate office, as was the case with Robert Baldie who took him into partnership in or before 1879. He became sole partner on Baldie's death in February 1890.
In or about 1901 Tennant took Frederick Vincent Burke into partnership, but Burke's alcoholism was caused serious difficulties and the partnership was dissolved on 18 June 1903. Tennant then seems to have formed a partnership with 'A W Macdonald' (probably Archibald W MacDonald), which lasted until his retirement at the age of seventy-five on 16 June 1909, an event probably precipitated by the Finance Act of that year having made his practice underemployed and unprofitable.
Tennant died of senile cardiac degeneration and congestion of the lungs at 55 Cambridge Drive, Kelvinside on 27 March 1915, aged eighty-one. He was unmarried, his sister Jane acting as housekeeper. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 168, Raeberry Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1887 | After 1891 | | | 83, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1888 | 1889 | | | 219, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1894 | After 1906(?) | | | 55, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1901 | After 1915 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Gazette | 7 July 1903 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Research by Iain Paterson |
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