Charles Denison Sr.
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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