Papers of John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington (1800-1873) 1818-1907

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Papers of John Evelyn Denison, Viscount Ossington (1800-1873) 1818-1907

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Denison; George A., 1805-1896; Rev. ; archdeacon of Taunton 1851

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Denison, J. Evelyn, Viscount Ossington, 1800-1873 (M. P., Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72, created Viscount Ossington 1872)

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The Ossington estate was purchased by William Denison, a wealthy Leeds merchant, from the Cartwright family in 1768. Its history can be traced back to the middle ages when it belonged to the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, from whom it passed to the Duke of Suffolk, Richard Andrews and then to Edmund Cartwright. William Denison, followed by his brother Robert, made plans for improvements and alterations to Ossington Hall, particularly during the 1780s. It w...

Scott, Charlotte, Viscountess Ossington, 1806-1889 (née Cavendish-Bentinck, m 1827 J. E. Denison, Viscount Ossington)

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John Evelyn Denison (1800-1873) was the son of John Denison (1759-1820), who as John Wilkinson had inherited the Ossington estate in Nottinghamshire from his uncle Robert Denison in 1785, following the terms of the will of another uncle, William Denison, in 1782. The Denisons were Leeds wool merchants. John Evelyn Denison was educated at Eton and Oxford. He entered the political arena in 1823 as a moderate Whig. He subsequently occupied elective office over a period of f...

Denison family of Ossington, Nottinghamshire

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John Evelyn Denison (1800-1873) was the son of John Denison (1759-1820), who as John Wilkinson had inherited the Ossington estate in Nottinghamshire from his uncle Robert Denison in 1785, following the terms of the will of another uncle, William Denison, in 1782. The Denisons were Leeds wool merchants. John Evelyn Denison was educated at Eton and Oxford. He entered the political arena in 1823 as a moderate Whig. He subsequently occupied elective office over a period of f...