Charles+Denby+-+F08

Charles Denby** June 16, 1830 – January 13, 1904 Denby was born in Mount Joy in Botetourt County Virginia. He went to the College Royal at Marseilles and later went to Georgetown College, Washington D.C. and the Virginia Military Institute. He taught school for three years and also represented his country in the Indiana House of Representatives (1856-1857) before joining the army in July 1861, during the Civil War. When he left the army, Denby went back to law and was an active member of the democratic party. When Grover Cleveland was elected Denby was appointed Minister to China. He returned in 1898 during McKinley's administration. He was appointed member of the commission to inquire into the conduct of the Spanish-American War and was a member of the first commission to the Philippines. Denby believed in the takeover of the Philippines because America had to compete with the commerical nations of the world in far-distant markets. He believed that we had a right as conquerors to hold the Philippines because they were a part of war payment; it would be the result of the fortunes of war, the conqueror may dictate the terms of peace.
 * [[file:untitled.bmp]]

References: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, President McKinley __Works Cited__ Primary Morrison I. Swift " Imperialism and the Threat to Liberty," //Annals of American History.// <[|http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=386580&query=**charles**+**denby**]> <[|http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=386581&query=**charles**+**denby**]> Secondary "Charles Harvey Denby." __Wikipedia__. 13 Nov. 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/charles_harvey_denby. "CHARLES H. DENBY LIEUTENANT COLONEL 1830-1904." __Ancestry.com__. 8 Mar. 2003. 13 Nov. 2008 .
 * Charles** **Denby** " The Evident Fitness of Keeping the Philippines," //Annals of American History.//