Family
Denman died at his town house in Mount Street, London, 26 November 1815, and was buried in the St. James' Church in Piccadilly. His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Brodie, who survived him till 1833. Thomas had an elder brother who was also a doctor and published a book called "Treatise on Buxton Water", he married an heiress. When he died he left his wealth to Thomas's son. His eldest son, Thomas Denman the younger became Chief justice of England, one of his two daughters married Dr. Matthew Baillie, the pathologist, and the other Sir Richard Croft, M.D. Croft was trained by Denman and eventually committed suicide as a result of losing a princess's child.
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