- George R. Dennis
George Robertson Dennis (
April 8 ,1822 –August 13 ,1882 ), a Democrat, was a United States Senator fromMaryland , serving from 1873-1879. He also served in theMaryland State Senate and theMaryland House of Delegates .Dennis was born in
Whitehaven, Maryland , and graduated fromRensselaer Polytechnic Institute inTroy, New York . He entered theUniversity of Virginia at Charlottesville, and studied medicine at theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. He graduated in 1843 and practiced inKingston, Maryland for many years, until later devoting himself to agricultural pursuits.In 1854 and 1871, Dennis served as a member of the
Maryland State Senate , and in 1867 served in theMaryland House of Delegates . He was elected as a Democrat to theUnited States Senate and served fromMarch 4 , 1873, untilMarch 3 , 1879. He died in Kingston in 1882, and is interred in St. Andrew’s Churchyard ofPrincess Anne, Maryland .References
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