William M. Dennis

William M. Dennis (1810 – July 18, 1882) was an American businessman and Democratic politician. He served as the 2nd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin, and was Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin. He also served one term each in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Dodge County.

William M. Dennis
2nd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1854 – January 4, 1858
GovernorWilliam A. Barstow
Arthur MacArthur Sr.
Coles Bashford
Preceded byJames S. Baker
Succeeded byJoel C. Squires
Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin
In office
April 1862 – April 1863
Preceded byMyron B. Williams
Succeeded byJoseph Lindon
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 10th district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 7, 1850
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Giddings
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dodge 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byMaximilian Averbeck
Succeeded byFrancis McCormick
Personal details
Born1810
Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 1882(1882-07-18) (aged 71–72)
Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Born in Rhode Island, he moved to Wisconsin Territory, in 1837, and settled in Watertown. There, he was the first postmaster and later president of a bank. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a Democrat. Dennis served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1848-49 and then in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853. From 1854 to 1858, Dennis served as Wisconsin Bank Comptroller. Finally, he served as Mayor of Watertown, Wisconsin.

He died in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1882.[1]

References
  1. 'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Qualife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, Biographical Sketch of William M. Dennis, p. 768


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