David Short Dennison Jr. (July 29, 1918 – September 21, 2001) was an
American
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politician of the
Republican party
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who served in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1957 to 1959.
Biography
Dennison was born in
Poland
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,
Mahoning County, Ohio
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on July 29, 1918, and graduated from
Western Reserve Academy
, motto_translation = Light and Truth
, address = 115 College Street
, city = Hudson
, state = Ohio
, zipcode = 44236-2999
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,
Hudson, Ohio
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, in 1936.
He graduated from
Williams College
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,
Williamstown, Massachusetts
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, in 1940 and Western Reserve University School of Law, now
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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,
Cleveland, Ohio
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in 1945.
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Dennison worked for ]American Field Service
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1942 to 1943, and was a lawyer in private practice. He was special counsel for Warren, Ohio
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1950–1951, and special assistant to the Ohio Attorney General
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History
The office ...
1953–1956.[
Dennison was elected as a ]Republican
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to the 85th United States Congress
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, (January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1959), and was unsuccessful for election to the 86th and 87th Congresses in 1958 and 1960.[
After his service in Congress, Dennison was a consultant to the ]Civil Rights Commission
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in 1959, and a member of the Federal Trade Commission
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, 1970–1974.[ Dennison voted in favor of the ]Civil Rights Act of 1957
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.
Dennison was later a business executive and died in Warren, Ohio
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September 21, 2001.[
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References
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1918 births
2001 deaths
People from Poland, Ohio
Williams College alumni
Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni
Ohio lawyers
Federal Trade Commission personnel
20th-century American legislators
Western Reserve Academy alumni
20th-century American lawyers
American Field Service personnel of World War II
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
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