Nicholas Dennys (13 November 1616 – 31 May 1692) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1678. Dennys was the son Thomas Dennys, of

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, Devon. He matriculated at

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on 11 July 1634, aged 18. He was called to the bar at

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in 1646. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Dabbe-Dirkin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 366-405. Date accessed: 24 July 2011
/ref> In 1660, Dennys was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Barnstaple for the

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in 1661 and sat until 1678.History of Parliament Online - Dennys, Nicholas
/ref> He became a bencher of his Inn in 1662. Dennys died at the age of 75.

References

1616 births 1692 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple People from Ilfracombe Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Barnstaple English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 {{17thC-England-MP-stub