Englewood Makes History

Denning, Melvin Leslie (1895-1896)

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Denning, Melvin Leslie (1895-1896)

Description

Melvin Leslie Denning was the mayor of Englewood from 1948 to 1953. He was the first to use the direct distance dialing system to make a long-distance call.

He was born in 1895 and died in 1986.

Source

“Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 July 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Englewood,_New_Jersey.

Birth Date

1895

Death Date

1986

Collection

Citation

“Denning, Melvin Leslie (1895-1896),” Englewood Makes History, accessed June 16, 2024, https://www.englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/248.

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