Background
Tennyson, Edson Leigh was born on July 6, 1922 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Edwin and Jane Virginia (Leigh) Tennyson.
Tennyson, Edson Leigh was born on July 6, 1922 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Edwin and Jane Virginia (Leigh) Tennyson.
Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947. BEngring. in Management, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947.
Research analyst Pittsburgh Railways Company, 1947-1949. Vice president Kenosha Motor Coach Inc., Milwaukee, 1949-1951. Traction commissioner Youngstown (Ohio) City, 1951-1956.
Deputy commissioner Department Public Property, Philadelphia, 1956-1971. Deputy secretary Department Transportation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1972-1979. Planning coordinator Public Works, Arlington County, Virginia, 1983-1992.
Transportation consultant San Diego, New Jersey, 1980-1982, 93-94. Consultant to National Capital Transit Agency, Washington, 1962-1963. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1946.
Member Citizens Advisory Committee Northern Virginia, 1997—2002, transportation research board National Research Council, since 1972, member emeritus. Consultant rail electrification study Peninsula Corridor, 2001. Chairman technical advisory committee Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1970—1976.
Assistant scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1947—1949. Chairman planning commission Middletown, 1980—1983. Member budget committee National Capital Presbytery, Washington, 1993—1996.
Elder Presbyterian Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1962—1968. Trustee Vienna (Virginia) Presbyterian Church, 1998—2000. Member Westwood Country Club, Tau Beta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Upsilon.
Married Shirley Louise Forward, July 15, 1944. Children: Marilyn Elizabeth, Constance Virginia, Marjorie Leigh.