James William Denny

James William Denny (* November 20, 1838 in Frederick County, Virginia; † April 12, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1899 and 1905 he represented two times the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Denny attended the Academy of Reverend William Johnson in Berryville and then studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Subsequently, he was a teacher at the Seminary in Osage Osceola (Missouri ). During the Civil War he served in the army of the Confederacy. Since 1863 he was on the staff of General Robert E. Lee. He was also present at the surrender of General at Appomattox Court House.

After a subsequent law school in Winchester and his 1868 was admitted as an attorney Denny began working in Baltimore in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In the years 1881 and 1882 he was a member of the City Council of Baltimore. From 1888 to 1890 he sat in the House of Representatives from Maryland. Then he was on the staff of Governor Elihu Jackson. He also spent eight years as a member of the School Committee of Baltimore.

In the congressional elections of 1898 Denny was in the fourth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Watson McIntire on March 4, 1899. Since he has not been confirmed in 1900, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1901. In the elections of 1902 Denny was re-elected in the fourth district of his state in Congress, where he Charles Reginald screen replaced on March 4, 1903 which was two years before become his successor. Until March 3, 1905, he could spend another term in Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives William Denny again practiced as a lawyer. He died on April 12, 1923 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.