Richard Tenison (1642 – 29 July 1705) was an Irish bishop of Killala, Clogher and Meath.
He was born the eldest son of Thomas Tenison of Carrickfergus[1] and matriculated from Trinity College Dublin in 1659.
He owed his advancement largely to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, whose private chaplain he became in 1672.
[6] He strongly opposed the pro-Roman Catholic policy of James II and, despite being summoned to the 1689 Patriot Parliament, ultimately left Ireland in protest.
Henry was a friend of Jonathan Swift and Esther Johnson ("Stella"), and father of Thomas Tennison, judge of the Court of Common Pleas.