William Evelyn Denison
Early life
Denison was the eldest son of
William was educated at Eton and then at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich.[2] In February 1864 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery,[4] and in September 1876 he was promoted to the rank of captain.[5] He retired from the Royal Artillery in 1878.[3]
Political career
Denison was elected at the 1874 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham,[6] when the Conservatives took both the city's parliamentary seats from the Liberals.[7] Denison did not stand again in Nottingham at the 1880 general election,[7] having been asked instead[8] to contest the Northern division of Nottinghamshire, where he was unsuccessful.[9]
He was appointed as
Denison was also a county magistrate (
Cricket
Denison was a member of the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, of which he was president in 1891.[3] The following year he was president of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3]
Residence
When his uncle
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
- ^ a b c "New Members". The Times. London. 20 February 1874. p. 5, col C.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biography of William Evelyn Denison (1843-1916)". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "No. 22820". The London Gazette. 16 February 1864. p. 734.
- ^ "No. 24366". The London Gazette. 22 September 1876. p. 5159.
- ^ "No. 24063". The London Gazette. 6 February 1874. p. 543.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Nottingham". The Times. London. 6 May 1878. p. 6, col E.
- ^ Craig, page 439
- ^ "No. 24189". The London Gazette. 12 March 1875. p. 1583.
- ^ "No. 26345". The London Gazette. 15 November 1892. pp. 6397–6398.
- ^ "No. 26570". The London Gazette. 13 November 1894. pp. 6343–6344.
- ^ "No. 26606". The London Gazette. 12 March 1895. p. 1455.
- ^ Nicholson, Andy. "Ossington (part 2)". Nottinmghamshire History. Retrieved 15 November 2010.