Background
He was born in Washington, District of Columbia His father, William Cullen Dennis was president of Earlham College.
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He was born in Washington, District of Columbia His father, William Cullen Dennis was president of Earlham College.
Earjham College (Bachelor of Arts, 1933). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1936). Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne County, Indiana, 1939-1943.
Indiana State Representative, Wayne County, 1947-1949.
Joint State Representative, Wayne and Union Counties, 1953-1959. Member, United States.
House of Representatives, Indiana 10th District, 1969-1975. Member, Committee on the Judiciary, 91st, 92nd and 93rd Congress, 1969-1975.
He also received an Bachelor of Laws (now Juris Doctor) from Harvard Law School in 1936. He was admitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced practice in Richmond, Indiana in 1936. Dennis served as the prosecuting attorney for Wayne County, Indiana from 1939-1943.
He enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1944-1946.
He was commissioned a first lieutenant, Judge Advocate General 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. 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.
He was defeated for reelection that same year. He resumed the practice of law until his death in Richmond in 1999.
Seventh Circuit, Wayne County, Indiana State (Member, Board of Managers and Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1977), Federal and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
[First Lieutenant, JAGD, United States. Army, 1945-1946]. Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice.