Ulysses G. Denman

Ulysses Grant Denman
Ulysses Grant Denman
24th Ohio Attorney General
	In office; November 6, 1908 – January 9, 1911
Appointed by	Andrew L. Harris
Preceded by	Wade H. Ellis
Succeeded by	Timothy S. Hogan
Personal details
Born	November 24, 1866; Willshire, Ohio
Died	October 30, 1962 (aged 95); Toledo, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Francis May Neptune
Children	one
Alma mater	National Normal University; Northern Indiana Normal School; University of Michigan Law School;

Ulysses Grant Denman (November 26, 1866 – October 30, 1962) was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1908-1911 .

Denman was born November 24, 1866 at Willshire, Ohio. Graduated from the public schools of Willshire, National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso, Indiana. He was named Superintendent of the Public Schools of Willshire in 1889, which he retained for three years. He then entered law school in 1892.[1] He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1894. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1894, and to practice at the United States Supreme Court in 1904.[2]

Denman was married to Francis May Neptune on December 26, 1890, and had one daughter. He was a Methodist by faith, and member of BPOE. He practiced law in Toledo, Ohio.[2]

Denman was Assistant City Solicitor of Toledo 1899-1901, and represented Lucas County in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 65th General Assembly, 1902-1903.[3] He was elected as a Republican to State Attorney General in 1908. November 6, 1908, Attorney General Wade H. Ellis resigned,[4] and Denman was appointed by Governor Harris to fill the interim until his two-year term began January, 1909. He was appointed United States District Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio in 1911, resigning in 1914.[2]

Denman died in 1962 at a nursing home.[5]

Notes

Taylor 1903 : 411
Neff 1921 : 366
Ohio 1917 : 301
Galbreath, Charles Burleigh (1925). History of Ohio. IV. Chicago: The American Historical Society. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7812-5367-3.

References

Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 366. Denman.
Taylor, Wiliam A.; Scobey, Frank E.; McElroy, B. L (1903). The Biographical annals of Ohio, 1902-1903: a handbook of the government institutions of the state of Ohio. State of Ohio.

External links

Ulysses G. Denman at Find a Grave

Legal offices
Preceded by Wade H. Ellis	Ohio Attorney General 1908-1911	Succeeded by Timothy S. Hogan
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by George Demuth	Representative from Lucas County 1902-1903	Succeeded by Charles Farner

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[taylor-1] Taylor 1903 : 411

[bandb-2] Neff 1921 : 366

[3] Ohio 1917 : 301

[gal-4] Galbreath, Charles Burleigh (1925). History of Ohio. IV. Chicago: The American Historical Society. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7812-5367-3.