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==Biography ==
Born near [[Sebree, Kentucky]], Denton attended the public schools and Van Horn Institute.
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 graduated from the [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] at Delaware in 1891 and from the law department of Boston (Massachusetts) University in 1893.
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He served as counsel for the Intermediate Life Insurance Co..
He served as counsel for the Intermediate Life Insurance Co..


===Congress ===
Denton was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[65th United States Congress|Sixty-fifth]] Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919).
Denton was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[65th United States Congress|Sixty-fifth]] Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the [[66th United States Congress|Sixty-sixth]] Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the [[66th United States Congress|Sixty-sixth]] Congress.

===Later career and death ===
He resumed the practice of law in [[Evansville, Indiana]].
He resumed the practice of law in [[Evansville, Indiana]].
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1924 for judge of the Indiana Supreme Court.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1924 for judge of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Revision as of 23:17, 23 March 2022

For other people named George Denton, see George Denton (disambiguation).
George Kirkpatrick Denton
The Indianapolis Star, January 5, 1926
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byCharles Lieb
Succeeded byOscar R. Luhring
Personal details
Born(1864-11-17)November 17, 1864
near Sebree, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 4, 1926(1926-01-04) (aged 61)
Evansville, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenWinfield K. Denton
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University

George Kirkpatrick Denton (November 17, 1864 – January 4, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1919. He was the father of Winfield K. Denton.

Biography

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..

Congress

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.

Later career and death

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

  • United States Congress. "George K. Denton (id: D000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 1st congressional district
1917–1919 		Succeeded by
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