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Arthur A. Denny | |
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 Arthur Denny circa 1890 | |
| King County Commissioner | |
| In office January 1, 1853 – January 1, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Mercer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Armstrong Denny June 20, 1822 near Salem, Washington County, Indiana |
| Died | January 9, 1899 (aged 76) Seattle, Washington |
| Resting place | Denny Family plot, Lake View Memorial Park, Seattle. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Pioneer, store owner, politician, author |
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Arthur Armstrong Denny (June 20, 1822 – January 9, 1899) was an American politician and businessman. He helped establish Seattle, Washington,[1] founded Denny Party,[1][2] and was later the city's wealthiest citizen He was a 9-term member of the territorial legislature.[1] Seattle's former Denny Hill was named after him; it was flattened in a series of regrading projects and its former site is now known as the Denny Regrade.[3] The city's Denny Way, however, is named not after Arthur Denny, but after his younger brother David Denny.[4]
- ^ a b c "Research Center Finding Aids". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Special Collections, Washington State Historical Society (WSHS). Accessed online 8 March 2008. - ^ Junius Rochester, Denny, Arthur Armstrong (1822–1899), HistoryLink, October 28, 1998. Accessed online 8 March 2008.
- ^ Russ Heinl, Seattle from the Air (2002), Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co., ISBN 1-55868-688-6, p. 23.
- ^ Junius Rochester, Boren, Carson Dobbins (1824–1912), HistoryLink, October 31, 1998. Accessed online 8 March 2008.
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