Dudley Chase Denison

Dudley Chase Denison (September 13, 1819 – February 10, 1905) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Vermont. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives two terms, and was also a member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont State Senate.

Dudley Chase Denison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byLuke P. Poland
Succeeded byJames Manning Tyler
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
In office
1864–1869
PresidentAbraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Preceded byGeorge Howe
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Fifield
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Royalton
In office
1860–1864
Preceded byMinot Wheeler
Succeeded byJohn S. Marcy
Member of the Vermont Senate from Windsor County
In office
1853–1854
Serving with Carlos Coolidge, Benoni Buck, Thomas B. Harvey
Preceded byCrosby Miller, Asa B. Foster, Thomas B. Harvey, Benoni Buck
Succeeded byCarlos Coolidge, Norman Williams, Shubael Converse, George Johnson
Personal details
Born(1819-09-13)September 13, 1819
Royalton, Vermont, USA
DiedFebruary 10, 1905(1905-02-10) (aged 85)
Royalton, Vermont, USA
Nationality United States
Political partyIndependent Republican and Republican
SpouseEunice Dunbar Denison
RelationsDudley Chase (Uncle)
Philander Chase (Uncle)
Salmon P. Chase (Cousin)
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Vermont
ProfessionAttorney

Biography

Denison was born in Royalton, Vermont, son of Dr. Joseph Adam Denison and Rachel (Chase) Denison.[1] He attended Royalton Academy and graduated third in his class from the University of Vermont in 1840. He later received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vermont. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845.[2] He began the practice of law in Royalton.

Denison served as a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1853 and 1854, and served as the State's Attorney for Windsor County from 1858 until 1860.[3] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1860 until 1864.[4] He was a trustee for Norwich University from 1850 until 1887, and a trustee for the University of Vermont from 1862 to 1865.[5]

From 1864 to 1869, Denison served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.[6] He also served as a director of the National Life Insurance Company.[7]

He was elected as an Independent Republican candidate to the 44th United States Congress and reelected as a Republican candidate to the 45th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1879.[8] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1878.

After serving in Congress, Denison resumed the practice of law in Royalton. He died in Royalton on February 10, 1905, and is interred in the North Royalton cemetery.[9]

Personal life

Denison married Eunice Dunbar on December 22, 1846. They had seven children: Joseph Dudley Denison, Catherine Amanda Denison, John Henry Denison, Gertrude May Denison, Lucy Dunbar Denison, Edward Denison and Elizabeth Denison.[10]

He was the nephew of Dudley Chase and Philander Chase, and the cousin of Salmon P. Chase.[9][11]

See also

References
  1. "Dudley Chase Denison (1819 - 1906)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  2. "Dudley Chase Denison". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  3. "DENISON, Dudley Chase". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  4. Proctor, Redfield and Charles H. Davenport (1894). Men of Vermont: an illustrated biographical history of Vermonters and sons of Vermont. Transcript publishing company. pp. 158.
  5. Ellis, William Arba (1911). Norwich university, 1819-1911: her history, her graduates, her roll of honor, pub. by Major-General Grenville M. Dodge. The Capital city press. p. 13.
  6. "Denison, Dudley Chase (1819-1905)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  7. Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 357.
  8. "Rep. Dudley Denison". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  9. Dudley Chase DENISON — Infoplease.com at www.infoplease.com
  10. "Eunice Dunbar Denison". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  11. "Chase-Sprague family of Rhode Island". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

Further reading
  • "Men of Vermont: an illustrated biographical history of Vermonters and sons of Vermont" by Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport and Levi Knight Fuller, published by the Transcript publishing company, 1894.


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