George Denison | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | See below |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1815-1816 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1790-02-22)February 22, 1790 |
| Died | August 20, 1831(1831-08-20) (aged 41) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
George Denison (February 22, 1790 – August 20, 1831) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Denison (uncle ofCharles Denison) was born inKingston, Pennsylvania. He attended theWilkes-Barre Academy. He served as clerk of theWilkes-Barre borough council from 1811 to 1814, and member of the council for many years, serving as president in 1823 and 1824. He served as recorder and registrar ofLuzerne County, Pennsylvania, from 1812 to 1815. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Luzerne County.
He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1815 and 1816. He was elected as a Republican to theSixteenth andSeventeenth Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department in the Seventeenth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law and served as deputy attorney general for Luzerne County in 1824. He was again elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1827, and served until his death. He was burgess of Wilkes-Barre Borough in 1829 and 1830. He died in Wilkes-Barre in 1831. Interment inHollenback Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1819–1823 alongside:John Murray,William Cox Ellis andThomas Murray, Jr. | Succeeded by |
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