Alfred Lionel Tennyson

Background

Tennyson, Alfred Lionel was born on March 25, 1892 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Francis I. and Ellen F. (Talbot) Tennyson.

Education

Student, George Washington University, 1915-1916; Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1923.

Career

Private practice, Washington, 1922-1925. Interested in legal aspects of Federal Narcotic Law enforcement work, from 1920. Chief counsel Bureau of Narcotics, from 1934.

Technology adviser to the United States delegate to United Nations Commission on narcotic drugs, 1949-1958. Alternate United States delegate to United Nations Opium Conference, 1953.

Achievements

• Bar: District of Columbia 1922, Supreme Court of the United States Court.

Connections

Married Margaret D. Davis, June 9, 1945.

Father:

Francis I. Tennyson

Mother:

Ellen F. (Talbot) Tennyson

Spouse:

Margaret D. Davis