Joseph J. Denison was a Methodist pastor; the first President of Kansas State University; and a founder of Manhattan, Kansas, having volunteered to go to Kansas Territory with the New England Emigrant Aid Company in 1855 to fight against the extension of slavery.
- Position held
- President of Kansas State University
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 1, 1815
- Died
- February 19, 1900