James Francis Tennant ( 1829 - 1915 )

Birth: 10 January 1829 Death: 06 March 1915 Career: Entered Royal Engineers, reaching the rank of Major; served in Bengal during the Indian Mutiny; Master of the Calcutta Mint (1875-1885); retired on a pension (1884) Honours: CIE 1879 Memberships: FRAS; FGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1869.