Winfield K. Denton

Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (October 28, 1896 – November 2, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, son of George Kirkpatrick Denton.

Winfield K. Denton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1949  January 3, 1953
Preceded byE. A. Mitchell
Succeeded byD. Bailey Merrill
In office
January 3, 1955  December 30, 1966
Preceded byD. Bailey Merrill
Succeeded byRoger Zion
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office
1937–1942
Personal details
Born(1896-10-28)October 28, 1896
Evansville, Indiana
DiedNovember 2, 1971(1971-11-02) (aged 75)
Evansville, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsGeorge Kirkpatrick Denton (father)
Alma materDe Pauw University, Harvard Law School

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Denton attended the public schools. He attended De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. A.B., De Pauw University, 1919. J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1922. He was in the United States Army Air Corps, First World War, 1919. He was in the United States Army, Second World War from 1942 to 1945. He was a lawyer in private practice. He served as prosecuting attorney, Vanderburgh County, Indiana from 1932 to 1936. He served as member of the Indiana state legislature from 1937 to 1942, and as minority leader, 1941. He served as member of the Indiana state budget committee from 1940 to 1942.

Denton was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-third Congress in 1952. He served as delegate to each Democratic National Convention, 1952 to 1964.

Denton was elected to the Eighty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on December 30, 1966 (January 3, 1955 – December 30, 1966). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He died on November 2, 1971, in Evansville, Indiana. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Winfield K. Denton (id: D000260)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
E. A. Mitchell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 8th congressional district

1949–1953
Succeeded by
D. Bailey Merrill
Preceded by
D. Bailey Merrill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 8th congressional district

1955–1966
Succeeded by
Roger H. Zion
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