Charles Denison (January 23, 1818 – June 27, 1867) was a
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Charles Denison (nephew of
George Denison) was born in
Wyoming Valley
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,
Pennsylvania
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. He received a liberal education, and was graduated from
Dickinson College
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in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 United States census ...
, in 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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.
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
The 1864 Democratic National Convention was held at The Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The Convention nominated Major General George B. McClellan from New Jersey for president, and Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio fo ...
. Interment in Forty Fort Cemetery in
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
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.
See also
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Sources
The Political Graveyard
External links
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1818 births
1867 deaths
People from the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area
Pennsylvania lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Dickinson College alumni
19th-century American lawyers
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives