--WebTV-Mail-8023-3986 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-8023-3986 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAsAhQb9m2C8sjMZg2d/eLwipSgr/f3iwIUeKnD7ZMPrJpSpGe5Jt6XGBpoE00= From: ETexGal@webtv.net (Marcia Payne) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 11:52:34 -0500 (CDT) To: GW5438@aol.com Subject: Denny part 8 Message-ID: <13515-3DA1BBD2-4702@storefull-2117.public.lawson.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) (Roman number 10) Parkman Tyler Denny, son of Christopher C. Denny (9) wa born in Leicester, Mass on Dec 20, 1851 He spent his boyhood in his native town and attended the district schools. He graduated from Leicester Academy and entered the Worc. Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated in 1872. His first occupation was teaching. He accepted a position as instructor in mathematics and sciences at the South Jersey Institute, Brdgeton, NJ. The following year he returned to New England and studed architecture for 2 years in the office of Ware and Van Brunt of Boston. For seveal years hefollowed the profession of an architect in Worcester. Later he entred the businss of Bisco and Denny, card clothing manufacturers, at his old home in Leicester. In 1885 he wasappointed teller at the Leicester National Bank ad April 1, 1890 was elected casher, a position that he filled with conspicuous ability until the bank was closed and its affairs woundup partly because of the law separating the places of business of savings banks and national banks, partly because of the supeior facilities at hand in the city of Worcester adjoining. The bank is at present in the course of liquidation incharge of Mr. Denny. The 2banks, the savings and the national, had always been closely associated in Leicester. Mr Denny was elected cerk of the Leicester Savings Bank at the same time that he went into the Leicester National Bank, as afterwards he was elected treasurer of the Leicester Savings Bank, a position that he now fills t the utmost satisfaction of all connected with it. The Leicester Savings Bank is an institution of great value to the community and one inwhich the people of Leicester jutly take great pride. It has been well managed and has done its part well, not only inencouraging habits of frugality and thrift among the wage earners, bu in helping develop the resources of the community and assisting citizens t acquire and pay for homes. Mr. Denny was for several years town auditor. Heis interested in local history and genealogy and gave his father valuable assistance in the preparation of thedenny Genealogy, which is unique in many respects. It contains some of the most valuable persoal letters ever printed in a work of the kind, and Parkman T. Denny assisted in the copying and preparation of this correspondence between the family of the emigrants in England and America. He is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Morning Star Lodge of Freemasons, Worcester Royal arch Chapter, Hiram Council and of Worcester County Commandery, Knights Templar. --WebTV-Mail-8023-3986--