Background
Tenney, Henry Martyn was born on May 16, 1841 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Adna and Susan Comings (Weld) Tenney.
Tenney, Henry Martyn was born on May 16, 1841 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Adna and Susan Comings (Weld) Tenney.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1864, Doctor of Divinity, 1889. Union Theological Seminary, 1864-1865. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1867.
Ordained Congleton ministry, October 21, 1868. Pastor, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1867-1870, Winona, Minnesota, 1870-1875, Steubenville, O., 1875-1880, 1st Church, Cleveland, 1880-1889, 2d Church, Oberlin, O., 1889-1910, pastor emeritus, since 1910. Dean Schauffler Missionary Training School, Cleveland, 1911-1913.
Trustee Oberlin College, since 1885, Oberlin Missionry Home Association, Congressional Conference of Ohio.
Member Psi Upsilon.
Married Ann Elizabeth Parsons, January 12, 1870 (died July 1919). Children: Martha Susan (deceased), Frank Parsons, Grace Elizabeth (Mistress B. J. Olsen), Edward Henry, Faith Wells (Mistress R. H. Housen).