James Emerson Tennent elephants in Sri Lanka

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James Emerson Tennent
Type	private
Founded	1845
Closed down	1850
Place	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
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Record history
History of updates	2010-08-30

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

Description

James Emerson Tennent elephants, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , was founded in 1845. James Emerson Tennent elephants closed down in 1850.

Comments / picturesSir James Emerson Tennent, 1st Baronet FRS (7 April 1804–6 March 1869).

1845: he was knighted and appointed colonial secretary of Ceylon, where he remained till 1850.

References for records about James Emerson Tennent

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). James Emerson Tennent, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1771. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Page 123-149, The Wild Elephants and the Method of Capturing and Taming it in Ceylon, by J. Emerson Tennent

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