William Henry Denson

William Henry Denson (born March 4, 1846 in Uchee , Russell County , Alabama , † September 26, 1906 in Birmingham , Alabama) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ).

Career

William Henry Denson attended community school and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa . He left the University of Alabama in 1863 and joined the Confederate Army . After the civil war , he worked on his father's farm and studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and then began practicing in Union Springs . In October 1870 he moved to La Fayette , where he became mayor in 1874.

Denson also had a political career. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1876 . The following year he moved to Gadsden , where he went back to his practice as a lawyer. Denson was appointed on June 30, 1885 by US President Grover Cleveland to succeed George Henry Craig as federal attorney for the central and northern districts of Alabama, a position he held until June 3, 1889. Then he took part in 1890 as a delegate to the Democratic State Convention , where he chaired. He was elected to the 53rd US Congress , but missed his re-election in the 54th US Congress in 1894 . Denson served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He then moved to Birmingham, where he went back to his practice as a lawyer. He died there in 1906 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery .

Web links

• William Henry Denson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Henry Denson in the database of Find a Grave (English)