Background
He was born in Horton, Nova Scotia, the son of David Sherman Denison and Sarah Fox.
He was born in Horton, Nova Scotia, the son of David Sherman Denison and Sarah Fox.
He represented the town of Horton in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1820 to 1826. Denison was a colonel in the militia. Denison was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1820 by-election held after his father-in-law"s death.
He also served as a justice of the peace.