William Jewett Tenney [SEP] date of birth
William Jewett Tenney
William Jewett Tenney (born at Newport, Rhode Island, 1814; died at Newark, New Jersey, 20 September 1883) was an American author, editor and encyclopedist.
Life.
Graduating from Yale University in 1832 he studied medicine, but abandoned it for the law and, on being admitted to the bar, opened an office in New York. He then tried journalism on the editorial staff of the "Journal of Commerce", and contributed editorially to the "Evening Post", during
- Tabitha Gilman Tenney, author (1762-1837)
- Tommy Tenney, preacher
- William Jewett Tenney, American author, editor
Places.
Places United States.
- Tenney, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in western Minnesota
- Tenney Mountain, near Plymouth, New Hampshire
- Tenney Castle Gatehouse, in Methuen, Massachusetts, and on the National Register of Historic Places
- Tenney Fire Hall, Tenney, Minnesota, placed on the National Register of Historic Places, but burnt to the ground in