The Viscount Ossington | |
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Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
In office 30 April 1857 – 9 February 1872 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Henry John Temple Edward Smith-Stanley Henry John Temple John Russell Edward Smith-Stanley Benjamin Disraeli William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Sir Charles Shaw-Lefevre |
Succeeded by | Hon. Sir Henry Brand |
Personal details | |
Born | Ossington, Nottinghamshire | 27 January 1800
Died | 7 March 1873 | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig, Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte Bentinck (d. 1889) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington, PC (27 January 1800 – 7 March 1873) was a British statesman who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1857 to 1872. He is the eponym of Speaker Denison's rule.