List of United States Political Families (D) - The Densons

The Densons

• William H. Beatty (1838–1914), District Court Judge in Nevada 1864–1874, Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court 1875–1878, Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court 1879–1880, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court 1888–1914. Brother-in-law of Samuel Crawford Denson.
• Samuel Crawford Denson (1839–1917), District Court Judge in California 1876–1881, Superior Court Judge in California 1881–1883, Nevada State Representative 1885–1886, District Attorney of Ormsby County, Nevada 1886–1888. Brother-in-law of William H. Beatty.
• William Henry Denson (1846–1906), Alabama State Representative 1876, U.S. Attorney in Alabama 1885–1889, U.S. Representative from Alabama 1893–1895. Fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Crawford Denson.
• N. D. Denson (1856–1927), Alabama State Senator 1884–1888, Circuit Court Judge in Alabama 1892–1904, Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court 1904–1909, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1916. Fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Crawford Denson.
  • John Vernon Denson II, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1972. Grandson of N. D. Denson.