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Gen Franklin Augustus Denison

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Gen Franklin Augustus Denison Veteran

Birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Death
14 Apr 1932 (aged 69–70)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Graduated 1888 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. 1890 valedictorian graduate of Law, Northwestern University. Assistant Attorney General of Illinois in 1891. Major of 8th Infantry Illiois, Spanish- American War in Cuba. Colonel of Illinois 370th Infantry WWI in France 1917. First Black-American soldier to rise above rank of Colonel in 1918 when promoted to Brigadier-General. Denison retired military in 1922.
Graduated 1888 Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. 1890 valedictorian graduate of Law, Northwestern University. Assistant Attorney General of Illinois in 1891. Major of 8th Infantry Illiois, Spanish- American War in Cuba. Colonel of Illinois 370th Infantry WWI in France 1917. First Black-American soldier to rise above rank of Colonel in 1918 when promoted to Brigadier-General. Denison retired military in 1922.


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