The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-04-07
Judge George Denny Dead.

Another of Garrard's illustrious sons
has gone to rest.
After an illness extending over a
period of more than five years, Judge
George Denny passed peacefully away
at his home in Lexington Tuesday
evening at $3.50 o'clock, in the 63d year
of his age.
The funeral ceremonies were con-
Quoted at the home in Lexington after
which his remains were brought to
Danville and thence to Lancaster,
where they were buried with Masonic
honors, he being member of that
order.
Judge Denny's condition had been
steadily growing worse for more than
week. His attending physician real
lied several days ago that his recovery
was extremely doubtful and his death
Tuesday night was not surprise to his
family and friends who knew his con-
dition.
He is survived by three children
Miss Eugenia Denny, and Miss Massie
Leavell Denny, who make their home
with their parents, and Lieutenant
Van Hamilton Denny of the United
States Army, who is now on the sick
list in the Government Hospital in
Washington, D. C.
He is also survived by a sister-in-
law, Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap Potts, the
authoress, who has made her home
with Judge Denny for a number of
years, and brother-in-law, Mr.. Wood
G. Dunlap, superintendent of the Pep
per Distillery.
Judge George Denny was born at
Paint Lick, Garrard county May H.,
1S4S, and would have been sixty three
years old had he lived until May. His
father, Alexander Denny, was a pros
porous farmer of Garrard county and
was of Scotch-Irish decent. His
mother, Mrs Massie Barnett Leavell,
was decended from the French Hug
uenots.
In November, 1870 he was married
to Miss Mary Dunlap, daughter of
Hon. George w. Dunlap, of Lancaster.
His wife survives him, but in recent
years has become almost an invalid.
In 1870 he was elected on the Re-
publican ticket County Judge of Gar
rard. At the expiration of his term
as County Judge, he was elected Com
monwealth's Attorney of the Eighth
Judicial District, winning over the
Democratic candidate by TT votes,
while Judge Mike Owsley, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Circuit Judge,
was elected by majority of 1,7O0
votes.
He was made chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee in
1879, and was prominent as one of the
party's strongest leaders. In 1884 be
was sent as delegate from the Eighth
Congressional District to the National
Convention at Chicago. He was one
of Mr.. Blaine's counsel in the famous
libel suit against the Indianapolis Sem
tinel.
In that year he moved to Lexington
where he had since made his home.
In 1888 he went as delegate-at-
large from Kentucky to the Republican
National Convention at Chicago, which
nominated Benjamin Harrison for
President of the United States. He
was member of the notification COM
mittee, entered actively into the cam
paign, and stumped the State in Harri-
sons behalf.
In 1894 Judge Denny was the Repub-
lican candidate for Congressman from
the Seventh Congressional District. His
opponent, w. C. Owens, of Scott coun-
ty, the Democratic candidate, was cleo
ted by a majority of only 101 votes.
Judge Denny contested the election,
but lost the contest.
Shortly after the election of Cover
nor Wilson and the other Republican
State officers in 1907, Auditor Frank P.
James appointed Judge Denny Revenue
Agent for Fayette county, which posi-
ton be held until his death.