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Denison Worthington

Denison Worthington
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860
Preceded byHiram H. Giles
Succeeded byMoses M. Davis
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 4, 1858 – January 6, 1862
Preceded byEdward Gernon
Succeeded byGeorge C. Pratt
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
Preceded byGeorge R. McLane
Succeeded byJohn T. Kingston
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Waukesha 1st district
In office
January 2, 1854 – January 1, 1855
Preceded byOrson Reed
Succeeded byStephen Warren
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Waukesha 2nd district
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded byPeter D. Gifford
Succeeded byElisha Pearl
Personal details
Born(1806-03-04)March 4, 1806
Colchester, Connecticut
DiedApril 23, 1880(1880-04-23) (aged 74)
Denver, Colorado
Resting placeSummit Town Cemetery
Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Martha (Searing) Worthington
  • (m. 1829; died 1839)
  • Mary Ann (LaGrange) Worthington
  • (m. 1840; died 1856)
  • Julia M. (Proudfit) Worthington
  • (m. 1860; died 1864)
Children3 with Martha Searing
  • Robert Searing Worthington
    (b. 1830; died 1903)
  • Harriet Worthington
    (b. 1833; died 1838)
  • William Henry Worthington
    (b. 1836; died 1837)
7 with Mary Ann LaGrange
  • Denison LaGrange Worthington
    (b. 1841; died 1885)
  • William Henry Worthington II
    (b. 1843; died 1881)
  • Mary Frances (Hennegen)
    (b. 1845; died 1933)
  • Martha Worthington
    (b. 1846; died 1900)
  • James LaGrange Worthington
    (b. 1850)
  • Gerrit Hazard Worthington
    (b. 1854)
  • Frank Town Worthington
    (b. 1856; died 1927)
Parents
  • Daniel Worthington, Sr. (father)
  • Elizabeth (Hazard) Worthington (mother)
OccupationGrocer, farmer, executive, politician

Denison Worthington (March 4, 1806 – April 23, 1880) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. His first name is sometimes spelled "Dennison" in historical documents.


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