Thomas Tenison


Thomas Tenison
Archbishop of Canterbury
Portrait by Simon Dubois
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseCanterbury
In office1695–1715
PredecessorJohn Tillotson
SuccessorWilliam Wake
Orders
Consecration10 January 1692
by John Tillotson
Personal details
Born(1636-09-29)29 September 1636
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Died14 December 1715(1715-12-14) (aged 79)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Tenison
Mercy Dowsing
SpouseAnne Love
EducationNorwich School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge

Thomas Tenison (29 September 1636  14 December 1715) was an English church leader, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 until his death. During his primacy, he crowned two British monarchs.