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George K Denton

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Preceded by
  
Charles Lieb

Resigned
  
March 3, 1919

Role
  
U.S. representative

Name
  
George Denton

Party
  
Democratic Party

Political party
  
Democratic

Children
  
Winfield K. Denton


Born
  
November 17, 1864 near Sebree, Kentucky (
1864-11-17
)

Alma mater
  
Ohio Wesleyan University

Died
  
January 4, 1926, Evansville, Indiana, United States

Education
  
Ohio Wesleyan University

Succeeded by
  
Oscar Raymond Luhring

For the British colonial official, see George Chardin Denton

George Kirkpatrick Denton (November 17, 1864 – January 4, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of Winfield K. Denton.

Born near Sebree, Kentucky, Denton attended the public schools and Van Horn Institute. He was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware in 1891 and from the law department of Boston (Massachusetts) University in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Evansville, Indiana. He served as counsel for the Intermediate Life Insurance Co..

Denton was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Evansville, Indiana. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1924 for judge of the Indiana Supreme Court. Candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1926, but died before the primary election. He died in Evansville, Indiana, January 4, 1926. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

References

George K. Denton Wikipedia


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