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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1796–1802 Serving with John Angerstein | |
| Preceded by | William Smith |
| Succeeded by | Robert Adair |
| Constituency | Camelford |
| In office 1806–1807 Serving with John Staniforth | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Philip Stanhope |
| Constituency | Kingston–upon–Hull |
| In office 1818–1832 Serving with
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| Preceded by | Samuel Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Constituency divided |
| Constituency | Surrey |
| In office 1832–1849 Serving with
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | William John Evelyn |
| Constituency | West Surrey |
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| Born | (1769-05-12)12 May 1769 |
| Died | 2 August 1849(1849-08-02) (aged 80) Pall Mall, London |
| Resting place | Bunhill Fields |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | None |
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William Joseph Denison (12 May 1769 – 2 August 1849), son ofJoseph Denison (c. 1726 – 1806), was an English banker,politician, landowner, andphilanthropist.
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William was born inPrinces Street,Lothbury, the only son ofJoseph Denison (1726?–1806), who had gone toLondon from the west ofYorkshire at an early age and amassed a fortune.
William was a highly successful banker and became a senior partner in the firm of Denison, Heywood, & Kennard (based inLombard Street, London). He also had a long political career, first serving as aWhigMP forCamelford between 1796 and 1802. In 1806 he was elected to theconstituency ofKingston upon Hull, and representedSurrey from 1818 until 1832. Following the passing of theReform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45), he was returned as an MP for the newly created constituency ofWest Surrey, then held the seat for the remainder of his life.[1]
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Upon the death of his father in 1806, Denison acquired estates in Yorkshire (Seamer, south ofScarborough) and Surrey (Denbies, nearDorking). During the course of his lifetime, he extended the boundaries of the latter considerably through the purchase of adjoining land from both theDuke of Norfolk and theEarl of Verulam. Denison also increased the size of his financial inheritance to such an extent that, following his death inPall Mall, London, on 2 August 1849, the gross value of his estate was an estimated £2,300,000 (equivalent to around £184 million in 2017). He was selectedHigh Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1808/09. Having never married, virtually all of his estate passed to his nephew,Lord Albert Conyngham, on condition that he take the surname Denison.
According to the records of The General Cemetery Company (incorporated by act of Parliament in 1832), Denison is buried in plot 8304 atKensal Green Cemetery.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Denison, William Joseph".Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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