The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-10
SIR EDWARD TENANT
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N rived last night in New York.
ard liner Mauretania, and who
Was notified of his elevation to the
hf PES AS. on the day before he, sailed
owners OF tho London "Timcs,' and a
n very :, influential member. of the hoard
that, great organ is now vested. In.
deed. his own lot Of shares and those
OF Lord Iarmsworth. constitute the
paper. his stock having been inherited
from his father. the late Sir Charles
Tenant. who founded the family Tor
| tunes, and amassed great wealth by
INC innnufacturc Of chemicals
Sir Charles was;i great adnircr Of
aIs M,n adi ana vas amonE the lber
when the late Duke Of Wcstminstcr
broke not only politically. but also So
question. and removed from tho place
| or honor which It had occupied on tho
| walls OF Grosvenor House, the fine
| vation to a duked ON. Offering the pic
| ture for sale by public auction. 1t was
time on the walls Of his house, even /.
| tWniiy presented 1t 70 the National
Sir charles was a wonderful old mar.
f1r second time, daughter OF Col.
Mrs. Geonrey Lubbocl<) four more
daughters. the youngest OF whom.
Sir Charles was eighty-t1o years old.
| Is nearly half a century younger than
her fathers eldest daughter, who is
| came a grandmother just about the
time Of Nancy's birth. Sir charless
other children by his first marriage
mentary Secretary Of the Government
Board OF Trade. Department OF Com
merce) and the former Margot Ten
| Hant. now the wife OF Prime Minister
| Asuuith.
Sir Edward Tenant Is Lord Lieu.
| tenant of Pceblesshire, is member OF
the bar. represented Pceblesshire. and
| also salisbury, for q number or years
in the House OF Commons. and devotes
his time between Wilsforl Manor his
| lnncrleithen, in Pecblessf1re Sir Ed
| ward IS married to one of that lovely
(! trio or daughters OF Percy WyndhaIn.
whose famous portrait, painted by Sar-
gent. and exhibited at the Royal Acade-
| my. was happily described by the late
kilms Edward as The Three Graces.''
Sir Edward has one of the finest
| private collections Of paintings IN Lon
don, housed in a gallery annexed to
his nome IN 4reen Annes Safe He
rate entrance. from the street. and
opens the gallery. to the public on
certain days of the week. including
| sundays, free OF any charge. There
are quite Il number OF these private
house collections open to the public
| IN London, free Of cost. among the
! most notable being the superb gallery
OF paintings Of the Duke Of West
minister at Grosvenor House, of the
E Earl. OF {, l ,ha mere at brdSewater
Stafford House, and Of the Duke OF
Wellington at Apsley House. the gal
leTy Of the later being fil lee, not only
| but also with relies of the Iron Duke
anu OF Waterloo.
The The, pc people visiting these private
| posed Of members OF the working
e ,has. and II Is worthy Of note that
haDe ah9wn
corded to them. and that the owners
Of the paintings have never had any
madf t. rf 4e psf er Dsfa A1sdY
House are perhaps tho finest collec-
ton Of ,X Spanish Old Masters in the
invaded Spain, during the. Napoleonic
teenth century, he despoiicd the royal
and many chnrcne s cat4edraf1s a and
| religious establishments OF their finest
| paintings On being compelled to with
| d,
an these treasures away with him. in
the form OF loot He was SO holly
pursued By the Duke Of wellington
to abandon his plumber, and the pack
! ing cases were turned over. as Il law
fnl prize TO the. Duke Of Wellington,
| ley House, In London. It was only
| when the duke returned to his native
country. after. the downfall of Napo-
contents OF the many cases which he
! had taken from Soult; and when nc
found what they held. he Immediately
Ferdinand Of Spain. with a view 20
their restoration. Inasmuch, however,
as Terdin lar, owed the recovery Of his
whom whom m0 spaniards s'e we're aake like %
wise. INDEBTED for the. expulsion
the Rreneh hen and the
paintings, in token Of the gratitude ttud OF Of
! the Spanards, and OF their King.
pointed to succeed I; Dudley as
Of Australia. has for the last four years
been captain OF the. corps of gentle
men At arms, and Is married TO the
States by his former name of Sir Wcct
| man Pearson, than by his now title Of
torests in This country. in NrcNico. and
| In South America and on tho occasion
Of his last visit to New York com
| planned bitterly or being subjected to
unpleasant espionage by his rivals in
business, among whom is said TO be
! the Standard OIL Company.
at tho Royal Military College Of
| Sandhurst. held licutenancy in the
| Royal Scots. and served throughout the
Bocr War MS a ma Tor Of Imperial Yco-3
many: added to which he has been
! lord in waiting to King Edward;