Eleonora Tennant | |
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| Born | Eleonora Elisa Fiaschi 19 December 1893 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 11 September 1963 (aged 69) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Notable work | Spanish Journey: Personal Experiences of the Civil War |
| Political party | Conservative Party Democratic Labor Party |
| Movement | Friends of National Spain Never Again Association Face the Facts Association |
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| Children | Vanessa Fiaschi Dalrymple Tennant June Tennant Julian William Fiaschi Tennant Camilla Tennant |
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| Relatives | William Yates (son-in-law) |
Eleonora Elisa Fiaschi Tennant (19 December 1893 – 11 September 1963) was an Australian political activist best known for her involvement with far-right politics in England. She and her husband Ernest Tennant had links with Nazi Germany and she was an outspoken anti-Semite. She stood for the House of Commons on three occasions, as a Conservative in 1931 and 1935, and as an Independent Conservative in 1945. She returned to Australia in 1952 and was a Democratic Labor candidate for the Senate in 1961.