Matthew Denver

Matthew Rombach Denver
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Thomas E. Scroggy
Succeeded by	Simeon D. Fess
Personal details
Born	(1870-12-21)December 21, 1870 Rombach Place, Wilmington, Ohio
Died	May 13, 1954(1954-05-13) (aged 83) Wilmington, Ohio
Resting place	Sugar Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	banker
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Matthew Rombach Denver (December 21, 1870 – May 13, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of James William Denver.

Biography

Born in Rombach Place in Wilmington, Ohio, Denver attended public schools there. He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1892. He was involved in agriculture, banking and manufacturing. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936 and as a member of the Democratic State committee from 1896 to 1908.

Denver was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He declined candidacy for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He returned to banking in Wilmington and served as president of the Ohio Bankers' Association in 1918 and 1919.

Denver was again elected a member of the Democratic State committee for the 1926-1928 term. He served as president of the Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co. from 1902 until his death in Wilmington on May 13, 1954. He remains are interred at the Sugar Grove Cemetery.

His great grandson was actor Bob Denver of the TV show Gilligan's Island.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Matthew Denver (id: D000262)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Matthew Denver at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress