Christopher Grey Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner (14 June 1899 – 4 October 1983), of The Glen, Scottish Borders,[1][2] was a British peer, businessman and Royal Navy officer.
Like his grandfather, Sir Charles Tennant, Glenconner was a well-known patron of the arts. Aside from being chairman of various family related businesses, such as C. Tennant, Sons & Company, he served as chairman of Northern Assurance Co. Ltd. and was a director of Hambros Bank.[5]
Glenconner was married twice. Firstly, in 1925, to Pamela Winifred Paget (1903–1989), daughter of Sir Richard Paget, 2nd Baronet; secondly, in 1935, to Elizabeth Powell, daughter of Lt.-Col. Evelyn Powell.[6] In total he had five children.[6] He was the father of Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner (1926–2010), who was noted for having owned and developed the Caribbean island Mustique.[7] From his second marriage, he was the father of the novelist Hon. Emma Tennant (1937–2017).