Legislator Details


Moses R. Denning
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Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 42

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Birth
Date: 1/1/1848
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Country: US
 
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Marital Information:
married Ann Eliza Webb Young, 5/19/1883;

Number of Children: 0


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Occupation: farmer, mining, lumbering
Race: Caucasian or White

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Biographical Sketch:
Denning was raised on a farm in the lumbering district of Maine. After leaving school, he went to Pennsylvania and worked at lumbering along the Susquehanna River until the outbreak of the Civil War. He helped raise the famous Bucktail Regiment and the 84th and 110th Pennsylvania Regiments. In 1863, he went to the western territories and engaged in farming and mining. Arriving in Manistee in 1866 from Iowa, he engaged in lumbering, driving logs downriver, and delt in pine, farming, and coal in Michigan, Florida, and Arkansas. In 1879, he took the contract from the Manistee Boom Company, for driving the Manistee River for five years. He was a director of the Manistee National Bank. He served as a member of the local school board and alderman. He did not sit in the extra session in 1892.

Notable Facts:
Born in Maine in 1848. Married 19 May 1883 Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, 19th wife of Brigham Young. http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/in_another_time/081395.html


Sessions Served:

Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Engrossment and Enrollment, Lumber and Salt , Public Lands
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City of Residence: Manistee
County of Residence Manistee
District: Manistee
District Description: Manistee County

Date Elected: 11/4/1890
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1891
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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MIBiog 1:235