James William Denny

James William Denny
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1899  March 3, 1901
Preceded by William W. McIntire
Succeeded by Charles Reginald Schirm
In office
March 4, 1903  March 3, 1905
Preceded by Charles Reginald Schirm
Succeeded by John Gill, Jr.
Personal details
Born November 20, 1838
Frederick County, Virginia
Died April 12, 1923 (aged 84)
Baltimore, Maryland
Resting place Loudon Park Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Occupation Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Service/branch  Confederate States Army
Unit Virginia 39th Virginia Battalion of Cavalry
Battles/wars American Civil War

James William Denny (November 20, 1838 – April 12, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Biography

Born in Frederick County, Virginia, Denny attended the academy of the Rev. William Johnson, Berryville, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He served as principal of the Osage Seminary of Osceola, Missouri. During the Civil War, he returned to his native State and enlisted in Company A, Thirty-ninth Virginia Battalion of Cavalry, Confederate States Army. He served until 1863, when he was detailed for service at Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters, where he continued until the surrender at Appomattox Court House. After the War, he returned to Clarke County, Virginia, and began the study of law in Winchester. He was admitted to the bar in Baltimore, Maryland in 1868, and commenced practice in that city.

Denny was elected to the first branch of the Baltimore city council in 1881, was reelected in 1882, and later became its president. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1888 to 1890, as colonel on the staff of Gov. Elihu Emory Jackson, and as member of the Baltimore School Board for eight years.

Denny was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress. He was later elected to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He engaged in the practice of law until his death in Baltimore, and is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery.[1]

References

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Watson McIntire
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th congressional district

18991901
Succeeded by
Charles Reginald Schirm
Preceded by
Charles Reginald Schirm
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th congressional district

19031905
Succeeded by
John Gill, Jr.

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