Denison was born in Royalton, Vermont, son of Dr. Joseph Adam Denison and Rachel (Chase) Denison.[1] He attended Royalton Academy and graduated third in his class from the University of Vermont in 1840. He later received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Vermont. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845. He began the practice of law in Royalton.
Political career
Denison served as a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1853 and 1854 and served as the State's Attorney for Windsor County from 1858 until 1860.[2] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1860 until 1864.[3] He was a trustee for Norwich University from 1850 until 1887, and a trustee for the University of Vermont from 1862 to 1865.[4]
After serving in Congress, Denison resumed the practice of law in Royalton. He died in Royalton on February 10, 1905, and is interred in the North Royalton cemetery.[8]
Personal life
Denison married Eunice Dunbar on December 22, 1846. They had seven children.
"Men of Vermont: an illustrated biographical history of Vermonters and sons of Vermont" by Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport and Levi Knight Fuller, published by the Transcript publishing company, 1894.