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William W. Tennant also known as Bill (1923-2009) is the father of the Pet Shop Boys member, Neil Tennant. He worked as a sales representative.

Biography
William Tennant was born in Gateshead, to parents from Edinburgh, in 1923. He married Sheila Watson in 1951 and they had 4 children and 5 grandchildren. When Neil was young the family moved from North Shields to Brunton Park in Gosforth, where Bill and Sheila remained after their children moved away. Bill worked as a sales representative for rubber goods and conveyor belts.

He was widowed the year before his death, when Sheila died. He died in January of 2009 in a hospital in Gosforth.