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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

English poet
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He... Wikipedia
Born: August 6, 1809, Somersby, United Kingdom
Died: October 6, 1892 (age 83 years), Lurgashall, United Kingdom
Education: King Edward VI Grammar School (1816–1820) and Trinity College
Spouse: Emily, Lady Tennyson (m. 1850–1892)