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Charles Denison Sr.

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Born: January 23, 1818

Birthplace: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania

Father: Lazarus Denison 1773 – 1841
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Elizabeth Carpenter 1777 – 1870
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Ellen Elizabeth Hulings 1824 – 1882
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Charles Denison Jr. 1846 – 1927​
(Buried: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:


1838: Graduated from Dickinson College​

Occupation before War:

1840 – 1863: Attorney in Wilkes–Barre, Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1863 – 1867: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1863 – 1867: Missed 504 of 1,273 Roll Call Votes in U.S. Congress​
1863 – 1865: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee​
1864: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention​
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Navy Expenditures​
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Indian Affairs Committee​

Died: June 27, 1867

Place of Death: Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 49 years old

Burial Place: Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
 
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