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Dennington, Philip John, son of John Dennington, asst man. Nat. Prov. Bank, of Minehead, Somerset, and Florence Beryl Aimée, d. of Charles Edward Hagon, solicitor, of Bridgwater, Somerset; 6. 20 May 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (B); left Apr. 1937; Lieut. RA Dec. 1939, later Capt. AOP Sqdn RAF; AIB 1953; man. NatWest Bank Sandown, I. of Wight, 1966-71, Summertown, Oxford, 1971-8, Newport, I. of Wight, 1978, retd 1980; m. 30 May 1942 Rosemary Beryl, d. of William James Creasy, marine insurance underwriter, of Carshalton, Surrey; d. 23 Aug. 2001.

DENNIS, SAMUEL, son of Thomas Dennis, St. Mary’s at Hill, London, dry cooper, and Mary --- (IGI); b. 20 Nov 1738; adm. Mar 1751 (Porten's); St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 30 Jun 1757; BA 1761; MA 1765; BD 1770; DD 1774; Fellow of St. John’s Coll., President from 2 Dec 1772; Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Univ., 1780-4; ordained deacon 4 Oct 1761, priest 29 Jun 1763 (both Oxford); Rector of Hanborough, Oxfordshire, from 19 Dec 1772; m. 11 Sep 1777 Elizabeth Charlton (IGI); d. 4 Mar 1795.

Denniston, Robin Alastair, son of Cdr. Alexander Guthrie Denniston CMG CBE RNVR, intelligence officer, head of Govt. Code and Cipher School, Bletchley Park, and Dorothy Mary, d. of Arthur Gilliat (qv, Vol. I); b. 25 Dec. 1926; adm. Sept. 1940 (KS); Capt. of the Sch. 1945; left July 1945; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1945, BA 1949, MA 1952; sen. editor Wm Collins Ltd. 1950-9; promotion man. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 1960-4, editorial dir. 1966, man. dir. 1968-72; dep. chmn. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. 1973-5; dir. Thomson Publications Ltd. 1975-7; Academic Publisher OUP 1978-88; Student of Christ Church 1978-88; ord. deacon 1978, priest 1979; hon. Curate Clifton-on-Teme, Worcs 1978, New with South Hinksey, Oxon 1985; priest-in-charge, Great and Little Tew, Oxon 1987-90, 1995-2002 (with an interval as Episcopalian Minister, Burntisland, Fife, 1990-3); author of The Young Musicians 1956; Partly Living 1967, and other books; m. 1st, 15 July 1950 Anne Alice Kyffin, music teacher, d. of Arthur Geoffrey Evans MD FRCP, consult. physician, of Harpley House, Worcs; 2nd, 1987 Rosa Susan Penelope Beddington DPhil FRS, embryologist, Nat. Inst. for Medical Research; d. 6 Apr. 2012.

Denny, Anthony Miles, son of Sir Jonathan Lionel Percy Denny GBE MC JP, sometime Lord Mayor of London, and Doris, sister of Reginald George Bare (qv); b. 14 Dec. 1925; adm. Sept. 1939 (A); left July 1943; 2nd Lieut. RE July 1945, Lieut. Nov. 1947, temp. Capt. May 1947, retd. June 1950; produce importer, J. L. P. Denny Ltd. 1950-69; marketing consult. 1969-; member, Court of Common Council, City of London 1971-; HM Lieut., City of London 1980-; Appeals Sec. Roy. Masonic Hosp. 1976-86; CStJ; m. 1st, 28 June 1952 (div. 1969) Pamela Diana, d. of Capt. Hamilton Denny MBE, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk; 2nd, 11 June 1969 Diana Padfield, d. of F. H. Brooks, of Brighton, Sussex; d. 26 Dec. 2004.

DENNY, WILLIAM, son of Rev. William Denny, Rector of East Harling, Norfolk, and Elizabeth ---; b.; adm.; KS 1685; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1690, adm. pens. 28 Jun 1690, aged 19, scholar 24 May 1691; BA 1693/4; MA 1697; Chaplain, Trin. Coll. 1700-4; ordained priest (Peterborough) 24 Feb 1710/1; m. Margaret, dau. of Richard Legh, Lyme, Cheshire; buried Thurlton, Norfolk 27 Sep 1725.

DENT, CHARLES, son of Rev. Thomas Dent DD, Lawford Hall, Essex, Prebendary of Westminster and Rector of Fiskerton, Lincs., and Alice Ayloffe, St. Andrew’s, Holborn; b.; adm.; KS 1701; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 5 Jul 1704, aged 16, scholar 2 May 1705; BA 1707/8; adm. Middle Temple 12 Feb 1704/5, called to bar 30 May 1712; a Commissioner of Salt Duties from 16 Dec 1714; m. 10 Apr 1716 Mary Southele, St. Michael Bassishaw, London; d. 31 Dec 1718.

DENT, ROBERT, son of William Dent, Guisborough, Yorks.; b.; adm.; KS 1670; Jesus Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 28 May 1672, matr. 1672; adm. Middle Temple 13 Jul 1674.

DENT, WILLIAM, brother of Charles Dent (qv); b.; adm.; QS 1702; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1705, adm. pens. 7 Jun 1705, aged 16, scholar 12 Apr 1706, matr. 1705/6; BA 1708/9; MA 1712 (incorp. Oxford 14 Jul 1712); Minor Fellow, Trin. Coll. 2 Oct 1711, Major Fellow (and occasional tutor) from 19 Jul 1712; d. 26 Jan 1714.

DENTON, THOMAS, second son of Jeremiah Denton, Kirby Moorside, Yorks., and Dorothy Burton; b.; adm.; KS (aged 14) 1693; left 1697.

Denza, Luigi Carlo, son of Luigi Francesco Denza, Prof. of Singing Roy. Acad. of Music, and Leila, d. of Charles Dufour, restaurateur; b. 28 Sept. 1891; adm. Sept. 1906 (A); left July 1908; Lond. Stock Exchange 1908 to retirement; Queen's Westminster Rifles 1915-8 (Capt.), wounded at Neuve Chapelle Feb. 1917; Italian War Cross 1918; m. 18 Apr. 1929 Joyce Mary, d. of Thomas Withers of Kensington; d. 10 July 1991.