William Joseph Denison
William Joseph Denison (1770–1849) was an English banker and politician.
Life
He was the only son of Joseph Denison (1726?–1806), from the west of Yorkshire, who went to London at an early age, and amassed a fortune. He was born in Princes Street, Lothbury, in May 1770. He was successful in, and became senior partner of Denison, Heywood, & Kennard, bankers, in Lombard Street. He sat in Parliament as a whig for Camelford 1796–1802, was elected for Kingston-upon-Hull 1806, and was member for Surrey from 1818 till his death, which took place in Pall Mall, London on 2 August 1849.[1]
Legacy
Denison increased his father's large fortune. He built up extensive landed estates, like Denbies in Surrey, and Yorkshire, as well as investments. Worth an estimated computed £2,300,000, he died unmarried, and left essentially all his wealth to his nephew Lord Albert Conyngham, on the condition that he took the name Denison.[1]
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Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Denison, William Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Denison, William Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.