Alexander Denton (judge)

Alexander Denton (born c. 1660, died 1734) was an English lawyer and politician who served as a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas from 1722 until his death.

Denton was called to the bar at Gray's Inn. He entered Parliament in 1705, representing Buckingham until 1713, and then for Aylesbury from 1713 to 1722. He distinguished himself as a Whig politician and a respected legal mind.

In 1722, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, a position he held until his death in 1734. While records of his specific judgments are not widely available, his appointment to such a high judicial office indicates he was considered a man of considerable legal acumen and integrity in his time. His legal career spanned a period of significant developments in English law and jurisprudence.