Daniel Denison (colonist)

Daniel Denison
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 byDaniel Gookin
Succeeded byHumphrey Atherton
In office
1649–1649
Preceded byRichard Russell
Succeeded byWilliam Hawthorne
Member of the Massachusetts General Court
for Ipswich
In office
1640–1652
In office
1635–1637
Personal details
Bornc. 1612
England
DiedSeptember 20, 1682(1682-09-20) (aged 69–70)
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Signature
Military service
RankMajor General
CommandsMassachusetts Militia
Battles/warsKing Phillip's War

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.