Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington

The Viscount Ossington
Speaker of the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom
In office
30 April 1857 – 9 February 1872
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterHenry John Temple
Edward Smith-Stanley
Henry John Temple
John Russell
Edward Smith-Stanley
Benjamin Disraeli
William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded bySir Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Succeeded byHon. Sir Henry Brand
Personal details
Born(1800-01-27)27 January 1800
Ossington, Nottinghamshire
Died7 March 1873(1873-03-07) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig, Liberal
Spouse(s)Lady Charlotte Bentinck
(d. 1889)
Alma materChrist 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.


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