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William Denning (April 1740 – October 30, 1819) was a merchant and United States Representative from New York.[1][2]
William Denning | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1809 – 1810 with Gurdon S. Mumford | |
Preceded by | Gurdon S. Mumford George Clinton, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Gurdon S. Mumford Samuel L. Mitchill |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1740 St. John's, Newfoundland Colony |
Died | October 30, 1819 79) New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouses | Sarah Hawxhurst
(m. 1765; died 1776)Amy Hawxhurst McIntosh
(m. 1777; died 1808) |
Relations | William Alexander Duer (son-in-law) |
Children | 9 |
Denning was likely born in St. John's in the Newfoundland Colony in April 1740. As a youth, he moved to New York City in early youth and engaged in mercantile pursuits.[1]
He was a member of the Committee of One Hundred in 1775, was a delegate to the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and was a member of the convention of State representatives in 1776 and 1777. He served in the New York State Assembly from 1784 to 1787 and in the New York State Senate from 1798 to 1808.[3] He was a member of the Council of Appointment in 1799.[1]
Denning was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 11th United States Congress, beginning on March 4, 1809, but never took his seat, and eventually resigned in 1810.[1]
On June 28, 1765, Denning was married to Sarah Hawxhurst (1740–1776). Together, they were the parents of:[4]
After his first wife's death, the next year he married Amy (née Hawxhurst) McIntosh (1747–1808), the younger sister of his first wife and the widow of Phineas McIntosh, a merchant. Together, they were the parents of:[4]
He died in New York City in 1819; interment was in St. Paul's Churchyard.[1][5]
Through his son William, he was a grandfather of Emily Denning, who married Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, the son of Cornelia De Peyster and Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer (1767–1835).[6]
Through his daughter Hannah, he was a grandfather of Denning Duer (1812–1891), who married Caroline King (daughter of James Gore King) and Elizabeth Denning Duer (1821–1900), who married Archibald Gracie King, her elder brother’s brother-in-law (both Caroline and Archibald were children of James Gore King).[7]
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