Records of John Denny on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Denny and the Denny Family Tree

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Some Famous People called John Denny

John McAusland Denny

Colonel John McAusland Denny (29 November 1858 – 9 December 1922) was a Scottish businessman and Conservative Party politician.

Denny was born in Helenslee, Dumbarton, one of eight sons of Dr. Peter Denny. His grandfather William Denny founded the family shipbuilding firm William Denny and Brothers. He was educated at Dumbarton Academy and in Lausanne and became a shipbuilder and a director of the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway company.

He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs. and re-elected in 1900, holding the seat until standing down at the 1906 general election.

He was a founder member of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage

During the First World War, he was chairman of the Dumbartonshire Territorial Force Association, and became an honorary colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, which he was largely responsible for raising. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 New Year Honours.

Source: John McAusland Denny, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

John Denny (politician)

John Denny (May 4, 1793 – July 28, 1875) was an American pioneer and politician.

Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Denny served in the Kentucky Volunteers regiment during the War of 1812. In 1816, Denny, his wife, and family moved to Washington County, Indiana and then to Putnam County, Indiana. Then, in 1835, Denny, his wife, and family settled in Knox County, Illinois. While living in Knox County, Illinois Denny served as justice of the peace. From 1840 to 1842, Denny served in the Illinois House of Representatives. He was a Whig and then a Republican. He settled in Seattle, Washington where he died. His son was Arthur A. Denny.

John Street in Seattle was named after Denny by his sons.

Source: John Denny (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Denny

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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