Daniel Denison (colonist)
Daniel Denison | |
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Denison's coat of arms | |
| Member of the Council of Assistants | |
| In office 1654–1682 | |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court | |
| In office 1651–1652 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Gookin |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Atherton |
| In office 1649–1649 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Russell |
| Succeeded by | William Hawthorne |
| Member of the Massachusetts General Court for Ipswich | |
| In office 1640–1652 | |
| In office 1635–1637 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1612 England |
| Died | September 20, 1682 (aged 69–70) Ipswich, Massachusetts |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Massachusetts Militia |
| Battles/wars | King Phillip's War |
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Major-General Daniel Denison (c. 1612 – September 20, 1682) was an English-born military officer and politician who spent the majority of his life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.