Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson

The Right Honourable The Lord Tennyson GCMG, PC
Tennyson c. 1899–1902
2nd Governor-General of Australia
In office 9 January 1903 – 21 January 1904 Acting: 17 July 1902 – 9 January 1903
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Sir Edmund Barton Alfred Deakin
Preceded by	Lord Hopetoun
Succeeded by	Lord Northcote
14th Governor of South Australia
In office 10 April 1899 – 17 July 1902
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Premier	Charles Kingston Vaiben Solomon Frederick Holder John Jenkins
Preceded by	Sir Thomas Buxton
Succeeded by	Sir George Le Hunte
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 6 October 1892 – 2 December 1928 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Succeeded by	Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson
Personal details
Born	(1852-08-11)11 August 1852 Twickenham, Middlesex, England
Died	2 December 1928(1928-12-02) (aged 76) Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
Spouses	Audrey Boyle ​ ​ (m. 1884; died 1916)​ Mary Prinsep ​ (m. 1918)​
Children	Lionel Tennyson, 3rd Baron Tennyson Hon. Alfred Aubrey Tennyson Hon. Harold Courtenay Tennyson
Parent(s)	Alfred, Lord Tennyson Emily Sellwood
Alma mater	Marlborough College Trinity College, Cambridge

Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC (11 August 1852 – 2 December 1928) was a British aristocrat who served as the second governor-general of Australia, in office from 1903 to 1904. He was previously Governor of South Australia from 1899 to 1902.

Tennyson was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, and educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was the eldest son of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and served as his personal secretary and biographer; he succeeded to his father's title in 1892. Tennyson was made Governor of South Australia in 1899. When Lord Hopetoun resigned the governor-generalship in mid-1902, Tennyson was the longest-serving state governor and thus became Administrator of the Government. Tennyson was eventually chosen to be Hopetoun's permanent replacement, but accepted only a one-year term. He was more popular than his predecessor among the general public, but had a tense relationship with Prime Minister Alfred Deakin and was not offered an extension to his term. Tennyson retired to the Isle of Wight, and spent the rest of his life upholding his father's legacy.