John Dennis (1771-1806)

John Dennis (1771-1806)

John Dennis (father of John Dennis (1807-1859) and uncle of Littleton Purnell Dennis) was a Representative from Maryland; born at Beverly, Worcester County, Maryland, December 17, 1771; completed preparatory studies in Washington Academy; attended Yale College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in Somerset County, Maryland; served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1805); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a Senator from Tennessee; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1806; interment in Old Christ Church Graveyard.

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