Career
He served as general manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman of the Central London Railway from 1895 to 1898 and a director of the company after that. From 1884 to 1885 the North Eastern Railway was without a Locomotive Superintendent.
During this period the work was done by a, chaired by Henry Tennant.
The committee designed the NER 1463 Class 2-4-0 steam locomotive.
