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Alfred, Lord Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1850 until his death, the longest tenure of any laureate. He was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1827-1831, and became a member of the Apostles Club there. Tennyson's closest friend and literary influence was Arthur Henry Hallam, who inspired *In Memoriam A.H.H.*, and he was favored by Queen Victoria, who found comfort in his poetry after Prince Albert's death.
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Honorary Doctorate Recipient
Received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.
Honorary Doctorate
Tennyson received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.
Member of the Cambridge Apostles Club during his university years.