Hugh Tennent

He began production of Tennent's lager in 1885,[citation needed] having acquired his brother's share of the business a year earlier.

In his late teens Tennent took on a senior management role until in 1884, aged 21, he became sole partner of the firm and proprietor of the works.

His 21st birthday was celebrated by a banquet in Glasgow City Hall and upon taking control of his father’s business he gave gifts of money to all his employees, numbering at that time between five and six hundred.

The transition to lager production was made easier as key parts of the brewing processes in Scotland and Bavaria were similar for example low-temperature fermentation[citation needed][dubious – discuss].

[3] His body is buried at the base of the rockface in the southmost section of the Glasgow Necropolis facing the Wellpark Brewery.