Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (4 November 1823 – 4 June 1906)[1] was a Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician.

Sir Charles Tennant was a global industrialist, with business across many continents in railways, steel, explosives, copper, sulphur and merchant banking.

[4] Tennant served as President of the United Alkali Company which would become a cornerstone of Imperial Chemical Industries becoming extremely wealthy in the process while being a supporter of political reform, and a major collector of art.

In 1852, he purchased The Glen, an estate in southern Scotland, and commissioned architect David Bryce to design a new house, which was completed in 1855.

Together, they were the parents of four children, including:[12] Sir Charles died in June 1906 in Broadoaks, Byfleet, Surrey, aged 82.