Cowlitz County WA Archives Biographies.....Tennant, John Douglas December 30, 1882 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wa/wafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila L. Wakley iwakley@msn.com and June 20, 2009, 2:50 pm Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company JOHN DOUGLAS TENNANT. For nearly three decades John D. Tennant has been connected with the great Long-Bell Lumber Company, holding many responsible positions, and is now vice president and manager of the timber and manufacturing department, with headquarters at Longview, Cowlitz county. Mr. Tennant was born at Lonaconing, Allegany county, Maryland, December 30, 1882, and is a son of Abram Douglas and Janet (Anderson) Tennant. His father was born at Rutherglen, near Glasgow, Scotland, May 27, 1838, and was employed as a limestone miner in his native country until 1869, when he came to the United States. Settling in Maryland, he became a successful merchant and land owner, but has been retired from active business for the past thirty years, and is now living in Longview, Washington. His wife was born at Dunferland, Scotland, October 19, 1840, and died July 21, 1921. John D. Tennant attended the public schools of Pittsburg, Kansas, where he graduated from high school in 1896, after which he took a course in a business college. In 1900 he entered the employ of the Long-Bell Lumber Company and for three years worked in various capacities at Hudson, Arkansas. During the two following years he served as manager of that company's retail yards at Independence, Kansas, and in 1905 was sent to De Ridder, Louisiana, as superintendent of the Hudson River Lumber Company, a subsidiary of the Long- Bell Lumber Company. He remained there until 1910, when he was transferred to the head office of the Long-Bell Company at Kansas City, Missouri, where he served as assistant to the general manager until 1914, when he became a vice president of the company and manager of its timber and manufacturing department, which position he now occupies. He has complete supervision of the lumber and manufacturing departments, his territory including not only the northwest but also California and the southern departments. His wide experience and thorough technical knowledge of every detail of the business well qualifies him for the position he is so capably filling and he is an important factor in the successful operation of his company on the coast. On November 2, 1904, in Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. Tennant was united in marriage to Miss Lola Bell Sweet, who was born in Cherryvale, Kansas, July 10, 1886, and is a daughter of Cyrus B. and Florence (Bell) Sweet. Her father was born in Chenoa, McLean county, Illinois, January 21, 1863, and has for many years been associated with the Long-Bell Lumber Company, having served at Kansas City as vice president and general manager, but is now retired. Mrs. Tennant takes a very active interest in the work of the Girl Reserves, composed of high school and older girls. Mr. and Mrs. Tennant are the parents of two children, John Douglas, Jr., born November 16, 1907, and Florence Emma, born September 8, 1909. Mr. Tennant is a member of Longview Lodge, No. 263, F. & A. M.; Kansas City Chapter, No. 55, R. A. M.; Oriental Commandery, No. 35, K. T., of Kansas City; Consistory of Weslim, Missouri, No. 2, of Kansas City, A. A. S. R.; Aravat Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Kansas City. He belongs to the Longview Country Club and he and his wife are members of the First Baptist church at Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Tennant is a director of the First National Bank of Longview, a director of the Cowlitz Savings and Loan Association, is president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, has been president since 1925 of the Wert Coast Lumberman’s Trade Extension Bureau, is vice president of the Longview, Portland & Northern Railroad Company, and is president of the Longview Memorial Hospital Association. In all that constitutes good citizenship and true manhood he has been a worthy exemplar and his loyalty to duty, his fidelity and his clear headed judgment have given him a distinctive place in the world of affairs, in which he has played his part in a manner that has gained for him the unqualified confidence and respect of his fellowmen. Additional Comments: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Pages 931-932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/cowlitz/bios/tennant50gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb