Charles Denison

Charles Denison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office March 4, 1863 – June 27, 1867
Preceded by	Hendrick B. Wright
Succeeded by	George W. Woodward
Personal details
Born	(1818-01-23)January 23, 1818 Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania
Died	June 27, 1867(1867-06-27) (aged 49) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

Charles Denison (January 23, 1818 – June 27, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Charles Denison (nephew of George Denison) was born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. He received a liberal education, and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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. Interment in Forty Fort Cemetery in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.

See also[edit]

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

Sources[edit]

• United States Congress. "Charles Denison (id: D000235)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

External links[edit]

• Charles Denison at Find a Grave