Lord Alfred TENNYSON

1809 - 1892  (83 years)

• Name	Alfred TENNYSON
  Prefix	Lord
  Born	6 Aug 1809	Somersby, Lincolnshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Poet Laureate of UK
  Died	6 Oct 1892	Aldworth, Surrey, England
  Person ID	I4719	Main
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	George Clayton TENNYSON,   b. 1778, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 1831, Somersby by Grantham, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth FYTCHE,   b. 1781, Louth, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 1865, England  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Aug 1805	Somersby by Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
  Family ID	F2294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Sarah SELLWOOD,   b. 1813, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 10 Aug 1896, England  (Age 83 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1850	Shiplake, England
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F2295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.[citation needed] Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as "In the Valley of Cauteretz", "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and fellow student at Trinity College, Cambridge, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a brain haemorrhage before they could marry. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, "Ulysses," and "Tithonus." During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia.