About John McAusland Denny
Lived 1858 – 1922 (aged 64). John McAusland Denny was a British politician.
Colonel John McAusland Denny (29 November 1858 – 9 December 1922) was a Scottish businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Denny was born in Helenslee, Dumbarton, one of eight sons of Dr. Peter Denny. His grandfather William Denny founded the family shipbuilding firm William Denny and Brothers.
He was elected at the 1895 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs. He was re-elected in 1900, but did not stand at the 1906 general election.
During the First World War, he was chairman of the Dumbartonshire Territorial Force Association, and became an honorary colonel in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, which he was largely responsible for raising.
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British politician
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John McAusland Denny was born on 29 November 1858.
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John McAusland Denny died on 9 December 1922.
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