John Dennis (1807 – November 1, 1859) was an American politician. Born at "Beckford", near Princess Anne, Maryland, he completed preparatory and law studies. After being admitted to the bar, he commenced the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1835 to 1836, and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841. He later served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1850. He died at his place of birth, "Beckford".
john, dennis, 1807, 1859, john, dennis, 1807, november, 1859, american, politician, born, beckford, near, princess, anne, maryland, completed, preparatory, studies, after, being, admitted, commenced, practice, also, engaged, agricultural, pursuits, served, mar. John Dennis 1807 November 1 1859 was an American politician Born at Beckford near Princess Anne Maryland he completed preparatory and law studies After being admitted to the bar he commenced the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1835 to 1836 and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty fifth and Twenty sixth Congresses serving from March 4 1837 to March 3 1841 He later served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1850 He died at his place of birth Beckford Dennis was the son of John Dennis 1771 1806 and cousin of Littleton Purnell Dennis both of whom also represented Maryland in the Congress References editUnited States Congress John Dennis id D000244 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editJohn Dennis And The Election Of 1800 Delmarva Heritage SeriesU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn Nevett Steele Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 1st congressional districtMarch 4 1837 March 3 1841 Succeeded byIsaac Dashiell Jones nbsp This article about a Maryland politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Dennis 1807 1859 amp oldid 1210527740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
