681 Edward Denison

Constituency :  Newark  1868-70

Edward  took  over  from  Arthur  Pelham-Clinton  at  Newark.

Edward  was  the  son  of  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury  and  nephew  of  the  Speaker, John  Denison. He  was  educated  at  Eton  and  Oxford  and  became  a  barrister.

Edward  was  known  for  charitable  endeavours  in  London's  East  End. His  only  parliamentary  speech  called  for  reform  of  the  Poor  Law.

His  parliamentary  career  was  cut  short  by  his  early  death  in  1870. He  was  just  29.