Date Original
1865
Description
This collection contains George W. Dennison's Certificate of Appointment as Register of the Land Office at Little Rock.
Biographical/Historical Note
George Wilson Dennison (1840-1916) was born August 10, 1840 in Sacket's Harbor, New York. George Wilson Dennison was appointed registrar of the United States Land Office in Arkansas where he lived until 1876. After eleven years in Atlanta, Georgia and Kentucky, Dennison moved back to Little Rock where he was active in the business community until his retirement in 1904. Dennison married Olivia Cochran Vandegrift September 26, 1871 and they had three daughters: Lina, Hetty, and Maggie. George W. Dennison died in Little Rock, Arkansas March 7, 1916. Dennison street in Little Rock is named after him.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.062.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
George W. Dennison certificate of appointment, SMC.062.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
George W. Dennison certificate of appointment, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
