John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (27 January 1800 – 7 March 1873), English statesman, was the eldest son of John Denison of Ossington, Nottinghamshire, where he was born. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, a Whig, he became Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1823, being returned for Hastings three years later, and holding for a short time a subordinate position in Canning's ministry.

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  • John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (27 January 1800 – 7 March 1873), English statesman, was the eldest son of John Denison of Ossington, Nottinghamshire, where he was born. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, a Whig, he became Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1823, being returned for Hastings three years later, and holding for a short time a subordinate position in Canning's ministry. Defeated in 1830 both at Newcastle-under-Lyme and then at Liverpool, Denison secured a seat as one of the members for Nottinghamshire in 1831; and after the Great Reform Act he represented the southern division of Nottinghamshire from 1832 until the general election of 1837.He represented Malton from 1841 to 1857, and North Nottinghamshire from 1857 to 1872. In April 1857 Denison was chosen Speaker of the House of Commons. Re-elected at the beginning of three successive parliaments he retained this position until February 1872, when he resigned and was created Viscount Ossington. He refused, however, to accept the pension usually given to retiring Speakers. Denison gave an justification—referred to as Speaker Denison's rule—as to why the Speaker casts his or her vote in most cases in favour of, rather than against, a government, where they have the casting vote.In 1827 he had married Charlotte (d. 1889), daughter of William, 4th duke of Portland, but he left no children. He died on 7th March 1873, and his title became extinct. However, a street in London was named in his honour. His brother was George Anthony Denison, a conservative churchman. (en)
  • John Evelyn Denison, 1. Viscount Ossington (* 27. Januar 1800 in Nottinghamshire; † 7. März 1873) war ein britischer Politiker der Liberal Party und Sprecher des Unterhauses . (de)
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  • John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (27 January 1800 – 7 March 1873), English statesman, was the eldest son of John Denison of Ossington, Nottinghamshire, where he was born. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, a Whig, he became Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1823, being returned for Hastings three years later, and holding for a short time a subordinate position in Canning's ministry. (en)
  • John Evelyn Denison, 1. Viscount Ossington (* 27. Januar 1800 in Nottinghamshire; † 7. März 1873) war ein britischer Politiker der Liberal Party und Sprecher des Unterhauses . (de)
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  • Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington (en)
  • John Evelyn Denison, 1. Viscount Ossington (de)
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