Mark Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson
Mark Aubrey Tennyson, 5th Baron Tennyson DSC (March 28 1920 – July 3 2006) was a British peer. He was the second son of Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson and the Hon. Clarissa Madeline Georgiana Felicite Tennant.
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 despatches in 1945. 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.
The great-grandson of poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, he succeeded his brother as 5th Baron Tennyson in 1991.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Harold Tennyson |
Baron Tennyson 1991–2006 |
Succeeded by David Tennyson |
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