| Authorised form of name | Tennent; Sir; James Emerson (1804 - 1869) |
| Dates | 1804 - 1869 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Belfast |
| Date of birth | 07 April 1804 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 06 March 1869 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Belfast Royal Academy; Trinity College, Dublin. LLD
Career:
Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn (1831); MP for Belfast (1832-1837; 1838-1841; 1842-1845); MP for Lisburn (1852) Secretary to the Indian Board (1841-1843); Civil Secretary to the Colonial Government of Ceylon (1840-1845); died suddenly
Honours:
Bt 1867; Kt; Kt Comm SSD Greece
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/06/1862 |
| Relationships | Son of William Emerson, merchant, of Belfast, and his wife Sarah,daughter of William Arbuthnot; married Laetitia, daughter and heiress of William Tennent of Tempo, banker; assumed his father-in-law's name by Royal License (1832) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/76345468 |
| Royal Society code | NA1670 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/6/229 | Letter from J [James] Emerson Tennent, Board of Trade, London, to Wm [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society | 6 June 1862 |
| EC/1862/14 | Tennent, Sir James Emerson: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MC/7/291 | Letter from J [James] Emerson Tennent, Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society | 9 January 1866 |
| MC/7/281 | Letter from J [James] Emerson Tennent, Office of Committee of Priviy Council for Trade, Whitehall, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society | 20 November 1865 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |