Charles Tennyson Turner
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1808 – 1879
Who was Charles Tennyson Turner?
Charles Tennyson Turner was an English poet.
Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, he was an elder brother of Alfred Tennyson; his friendship and the "heart union" with his greater brother is revealed in Poems by Two Brothers. Another poet brother was Frederick Tennyson.
In 1833, Charles was ordained a priest in the Church of England. On 1 October 1835, he changed his surname to Turner after inheriting the estate of his great-uncle, the Reverend Samuel Turner of Caistor in Lincolnshire. On 24 May 1836, he married Louisa Sellwood, the younger sister of Alfred's future wife; she later suffered from mental illness and became an opium addict. Charles died on 25 April 1879 at the age 70 at 6 Imperial Square in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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- Born
- Jul 4, 1808
Somersby, Lincolnshire - Siblings
- Nationality
- England
- Died
- Apr 25, 1879
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on July 23, 2013
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