John McAusland Denny

Col. John Denny caricatured by "WHO" in Vanity Fair, 1910

Colonel John McAusland Denny CB DL VD MP (29 November 1858 – 9 December 1922) was a Scottish businessman and Conservative Party politician.[1]

Denny was born in Helenslee, Dumbarton, one of eight sons of Dr. Peter Denny. His grandfather William Denny founded the family shipbuilding firm.[1] He was educated at Dumbarton Academy and in Lausanne and became a shipbuilder and a director of the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway company.[2]

He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs.[3] and re-elected in 1900, holding the seat until standing down at the 1906 general election.[3]

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.[1] He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 New Year Honours.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colonel J. M. Denny". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 11 December 1922. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901". p. 38. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 513. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29938. p. 1458. 9 February 1917.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Stephen Williamson		 Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock Burghs
1895–1906 		Succeeded by
Adam Rolland Rainy


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