Background
DENNIS, John William was born on May 16, 1865 in near Boston, Lincolnshire. Son of William Dennis, Justice of the Peace, of Kirton, Lincolnshire.
DENNIS, John William was born on May 16, 1865 in near Boston, Lincolnshire. Son of William Dennis, Justice of the Peace, of Kirton, Lincolnshire.
Studied at Kirton Grammar School. King’s College London.
Entered Home Civil Service, 1883. Resigned, 1891; founded Company vent Garden branch of West. Dennis and Sons, 1891. Member of Tariff Commission, 1904.
Chairman of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Railway Rates Committee.
Ex-Mayor of the City of Westminster. Arbitrator London Court of Arbitration.
Land Tax Commissioner. Red Eagle 3rd Class; Officer of Legion of Honour.
Member of the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. Limited., fruit and potato brokers.
Clubs: Constitutional, Farmers’.