Camelford dates (months) are approximate. Years are correct.
On advice of George Rose, MP and Pittite minister, Denison entered parliament for Camelford in 1796. Unsuccessfully contested Hull, 1802; elected 1806, failed to stand in 1807 election. Elected for Surrey in 1818-1832 then after the Reform Act, Surrey West, until his death. Denison a staunch Whig (even though a Pittite had recommended he stand for Parliament). Member of Brooks's Club from 1797; spoke regularly on behalf of the Whig opposition. A strong supporter of parliamentary reform from 1797 onwards but opposed to the repeal of the corn laws in 1846. A founder of the Reform Club.
Source: W. D. Rubinstein, entry in the Oxford DNB.
Elections / Constituences |
Camelford Cornwall1796 - 1802
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Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) Yorkshire1806 - 1807
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Surrey Surrey1818 - 1832
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Surrey Western Surrey1832 - 1849
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
