Charles Denison

Charles Denison (January 23, 1818 – June 27, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Charles Denison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1863  June 27, 1867
Preceded byHendrick B. Wright
Succeeded byGeorge W. Woodward
Personal details
Born(1818-01-23)January 23, 1818
Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 27, 1867(1867-06-27) (aged 49)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Charles Denison (nephew of George Denison) was born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. He received a liberal education, and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Denison was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses and served until his death in Wilkes-Barre. He was a delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention. Interment in Forty Fort Cemetery in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

See also

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Charles Denison (id: D000235)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Hendrick B. Wright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

1863–1867
Succeeded by
George W. Woodward


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