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John Evelyn Denison was born in England and attended Eton and Oxford Universities. He became Lord of the Admiralty, and in 1878 was chosen as the Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1872 he was appointed to the House of Lords as Viscount Ossington.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, June 21, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 29, 1859

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John Evelyn Denison was born in England and attended Eton and Oxford Universities. He became Lord of the Admiralty, and in 1878 was chosen as the Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1872 he was appointed to the House of Lords as Viscount Ossington.

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Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England.