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David W. Dennis


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th district
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Philip R. Sharp
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Wayne County and Union County
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Indiana
In office November 5, 1952 – November 5, 1958
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Wayne County
In office November 6, 1946 – November 3, 1948
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district

Personal details
Born	David Worth Dennis II (1912-06-07)June 7, 1912 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 6, 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 86) Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican

David Worth Dennis II (June 7, 1912 – January 6, 1999) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1969 to 1975.

Early life and education

He was born in Washington, D.C., and was named for his grandfather, David Worth Dennis who had been a professor at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. His father, William Cullen Dennis was president of Earlham College. He graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 1929 and earned an A.B. degree from Earlham College in 1933. He also received an LL.B. (now J.D.) from Harvard Law School in 1936. He was admitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced practice in Richmond, Indiana in 1936.

Political career

Dennis served as the prosecuting attorney for Wayne County, Indiana from 1939 to 1943. He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1944 to 1946. He was commissioned a first lieutenant, JAG department, and served in the Pacific Theater. He was elected state representative from Wayne County to the Indiana General Assembly and served 1947–1949. He was also a joint State representative from Wayne and Union Counties from 1953 to 1959.

Congress

He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first Congress and reelected twice (January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975). Dennis was a staunch defender of President Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate scandal. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Dennis was in the minority voting to oppose impeachment of the president in 1974. However, when the "smoking gun" tape was released, Dennis said he would vote to impeach for obstruction of justice, as did all nine Republicans on the committee who had previously opposed impeachment. Dennis said that Nixon "destroyed his credibility" by withholding the tape for so long.

He was defeated for reelection that same year by Democrat Phil Sharp.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law until his death in Richmond in 1999.

References

"State Representatives from Wayne County". Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
Rosenbaum, David E. (August 6, 1974). "Wiggins for Impeachment; Others in G.O.P. Join Him". The New York Times. p. 1.

United States Congress. "David W. Dennis (id: D000241)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

David W. Dennis at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRichard L. Roudebush	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district 1969 – 1975	Succeeded byPhillip R. Sharp

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
1st district	Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit R. Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky Mrvan
2nd district	Jennings J. Carr Ewing J. W. Davis Ewing J. W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe J. Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh M. Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski Yakym
3rd district	Test O. Smith Test Carty J. Carr Graham J. Carr J. L. White T. Smith J. L. Robinson Dunham G. G. Dunn Hughes W. Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr N. Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard J. Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook S. Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks Stutzman
4th district	A. Lane G. H. Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker J. Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita Baird
5th district	McCarty Rariden Kennedy W. Brown Wick W. Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks Spartz
6th district	Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J. W. Davis G. G. Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter M. Robinson W. Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray D. Evans Burton M. Pence Messer G. Pence Shreve
7th district	Hannegan A. White Howard H. S. Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J. G. Davis Scott J. G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray J. Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson
8th district	Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette E. Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon Messmer
9th district	Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson L. Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth Houchin
10th district	Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case W. Mitchell Edgerton Defrees W. Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood W. Owen Patton Hammond Hatch E. Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson
11th district	Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard J. Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr.
12th district	A. Hamilton Colerick Lowry J. B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty J. M. Robinson Gilbert Gilhams Cline Fairfield Hogg Ludlow
13th district	Baker Calkins Shively Ford Shively Conn Royse Brick Barnhart Hickey Pettengill
At-large	Hendricks Jennings Packard / Orth / W. Williams
Territory	Parke Thomas Jennings

Indiana's delegation(s) to the 91st-93rd United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

91st	Senate: ▌V. Hartke (D) ▌B. Bayh (D)	House: ▌R. Madden (D) ▌E. R. Adair (R) ▌W. Bray (R) ▌J. Brademas (D) ▌R. Roudebush (R) ▌L. Hamilton (D) ▌A. Jacobs Jr. (D) ▌J. Myers (R) ▌R. Zion (R) ▌D. Dennis (R) ▌E. Landgrebe (R)
92nd	Senate: ▌V. Hartke (D) ▌B. Bayh (D)	House: ▌R. Madden ▌W. Bray (R) ▌J. Brademas (D) ▌J. E. Roush (D) ▌L. Hamilton (D) ▌A. Jacobs Jr. (D) ▌J. Myers (R) ▌R. Zion (R) ▌D. Dennis (R) ▌E. Landgrebe (R) ▌E. Hillis (R)
93rd	Senate: ▌V. Hartke (D) ▌B. Bayh (D)	House: ▌R. Madden ▌W. Bray (R) ▌J. Brademas (D) ▌J. E. Roush (D) ▌L. Hamilton (D) ▌J. Myers (R) ▌R. Zion (R) ▌D. Dennis (R) ▌E. Landgrebe (R) ▌E. Hillis (R) ▌W. Hudnut (R)

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