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See also
William
Dent Beall —
Ulysses
Simpson Grant —
Frederick
Dent Grant —
Ulysses
Simpson Grant, Jr. —
Virginia
Dent Reay Kurtz —
Walter
Dent Smith —
Maximilian
Bethune Wellborn |
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Dent, Charles W. (b.
1960) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., May 24,
1960.
Republican. Staff for U.S. Rep. Donald
Ritter; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1991-98; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 16th District, 1999-2004; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 2005-.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dent, Douglas M. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Dent, E. L. —
of Collins, Covington
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Emory G. —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Francis M. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Dent, Frederick Baily (b.
1922) —
Born August
17, 1922.
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1973-75.
Still living as of 2009.
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Dent, George (1756-1813) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., 1756.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1782-90; member of Maryland
state senate, 1791-92; state court judge in Maryland, 1791-95; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1793-1801.
Episcopalian.
Died near Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., December
2, 1813 (age about 57
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Richmond County, Ga.
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Dent, George B., Jr. —
of North Platte, Lincoln
County, Neb.
Mayor
of North Platte, Neb., 1938-40, 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Harry Shuler
(1930-2007) —
also known as Harry S. Dent —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S.C., February
21, 1930.
Son of Hampton N. Dent and Sallie P. Dent.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; South Carolina
Republican state chair, 1965-68; special counsel and political
advisor to President Richard
M. Nixon; pleaded
guilty in 1974 to a federal campaign
finance violation, and sentenced
to one month probation.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
28, 2007 (age 77 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Henry H. —
of Coudersport, Potter
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Herbert Warder (b.
1880) —
also known as Herbert W. Dent —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., April 16,
1880.
Son of Marmaduke Herbert Dent and Mary
(Warder) Dent.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit, 1932-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Delta
Chi; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Howard, Jr. —
of The Dalles, Wasco
County, Ore.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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| | Dent, Hubert,
Jr. See Stanley Hubert Dent,
Jr. |
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Dent, J. B. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, John H. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, John Herman
(1908-1988) —
also known as John H. Dent —
of Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Born in Johnetta, Armstrong
County, Pa., March 10,
1908.
Son of Samuel Dent and Genevieve Dent.
Democrat. President,
Local 18759, United Rubber Workers; writer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1935-36; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 39th District, 1937-58; resigned 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1958-79.
Catholic.
Member, Sons of
Italy; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Jeannette, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April 9,
1988 (age 80 years, 30
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Josiah —
Member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1878-82; President
of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1879-82.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Lewis —
of California.
U.S. Consul in Guaymas, 1859-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Louis A. —
of Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Consul in Kingston, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Marmaduke Herbert
(1849-1909) —
also known as Marmaduke H. Dent —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Granville, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April 18,
1849.
Son of Carrie (Roberts) Dent and Marshall
Mortimer Dent.
Democrat. Lawyer; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1893-1904.
Presbyterian.
Died September
11, 1909 (age 60 years, 146
days).
Interment at Bluemont
Cemetery, Grafton, W.Va.
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Dent, Marshall Mortimer (b.
1828) —
of Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in 1828.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Milton —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Wirt County Republican Party, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Dent, Otha —
of Littlefield, Lamb
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Dent, R. L. —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, R. Risley, Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Dent, Mrs. R. Theodore —
of Arden, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| | Dent, Risley,
Jr. See R. Risley Dent,
Jr. |
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Dent, Roy —
of Michigan.
Protestants United candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, S. H. —
Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Dent, S.
Hubert, Jr. See Stanley Hubert Dent,
Jr. |
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Dent, Stanley Hubert, Jr.
(1869-1938) —
also known as S. Hubert Dent, Jr. —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala., August
16, 1869.
Son of S. H. Dent and Anna Beall (Young) Dent.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1902-09; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1909-21; delegate to
Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Woodmen.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
6, 1938 (age 69 years, 51
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Eufaula, Ala.
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Dent, T. M. —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Dent, Mrs.
Theodore See Mrs. R. Theodore
Dent |
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Dent, Thomas H. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Walter B. —
of Oakley, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, Wilfrid H. —
of Croydon, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Croydon,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Dent, William —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dent, William Barton Wade
(1806-1855) —
of Georgia.
Born in Bryantown, Charles
County, Md., September
8, 1806.
Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1853-55.
Died in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., September
7, 1855 (age 48 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Dent, William H. —
of Le Mars, Plymouth
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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