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Dennis, John – Denny, Walter Mckennon

Dennis, John

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1771, in Somerset county, Md. He was elected a representative in congress from Maryland in 1796; and was re-elected to five successive congresses. He died Aug. 17, 1807, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Dennis, John

farmer, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1807, in Somerset county, Md. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1837 to 1841; and was twice elected to the state legislature. He was a member of the Maryland state convention in 1850. He died Nov. 1, 1850.

Dennis, Littleton P

congressman. He served many years in the legislature of Maryland; was a presidential elector in 1800, 1812, 1816, 1824, and 1828; and was elected a representative in congress from Maryland in 1833. He died April 14, 1834, in Washington, D. C.

Dennis, Rodney

underwriter, was born Jan. 14, 1826, in Topsfield, Mass. In 1864 the Travellers' Life and Accident Insurance company was organized, and Mr. Dennis accepted the secretaryship, and held that important position for many years. He is also a director and trustee of several insurance and business corporations of Hartford, Conn.

Dennis, Thomas Hamner

soldier, journalist, legislator, was born Feb. 20, 1846, in Charlotte county, Va. He was a soldier in the confederate service in 1864- 65; and in 1865 was elected speaker of the house of delegates. He has become a prominent lawyer, and is the editor of The Independent of Lewisburg, W. Va.

Dennison, George

congressman, was born in Luzerne county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1819 to 1823; was for many years register and recorder of Luzerne county; and before, as well as after his service in congress, was frequently returned to the legislature. He died in 1831 in Wilkesbarre, Pa.

Dennison, William

lawyer, legislator, governor, was born Nov. 23, 1815, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1852 he was a presidential elector; about that time was made president of the Exchange bank of Columbus, and also president of the Columbus and Xenia Railroad company. In 1860 and 1861 he was governor of Ohio, and did much toward organizing the volunteer army for subduing the rebellion. In 1864 he became a member of President Lincoln's cabinet as postmaster-general.

He died June 15, 1882.

Denniston, William H

merchant, legislator, was born March 10, 1850, in Rochester, N. Y. During 1891-94 he was a member of the New York legislature from the third (Monroe county) district.

He is a successful merchant and prominent in public affairs of his county and state.

Denny, Arthur A

surveyor, legislator, congressman, was born in 1822 in Indiana. He was a member of the Washington territorial legislature from 1853 to 1861; and was four years register of the land office at Olympia. He was elected a delegate from Washington territory to the thirty-ninth congress.

Denny, Harmar

legislator, congressman, was born in 1794 in Pittsburg, Pa. He was a member of the legislature of his native state; was a representative in congress from 1829 to 1837; and was a member of the convention which formed the present constitution of Pennsylvania.

He died Jan. 29, 1852, in Pittsburg, Pa.

Denny, Thomas

banker, was born in 1804 in Leicester, Mass. In 1852 he became a member of the New York stock exchange, and in 1858 formed the banking house of Thomas Denny and Co. He died Oct. 21, 1874, in New York city.

Denny, Walter Mckennon

lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 28, 1853, in Moss Point, Miss. In 1883 he was elected to the office of clerk of the circuit and chancery courts of Jackson county, Miss., and served eleven years. In 1890 he was elected and served as a delegate from Jackson county in the state constitutional convention; and was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a democrat.