David Tennant (politician)

Sir David Tennant
2nd Speaker of the Cape House of Assembly
In office 1874–1895
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	John Charles Molteno Gordon Sprigg Thomas Charles Scanlen Thomas Upington Cecil Rhodes
Preceded by	Christoffel Brand
Succeeded by	Henry Juta
Personal details
Born	10 January 1829 Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died	29 March 1905 London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Politician Lawyer
Profession	Attorney

Sir David Tennant KCMG (10 January 1829 – 29 March 1905) was a Cape politician, statesman and the second Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cape Colony. He was in fact the longest serving parliamentary Speaker in South African history, holding the position for nearly 22 years.^[1]