John Dent (died 1826)
John Dent (21 August 1761 – 14 November 1826) was an English
banker and politician
.
Life
He was the eldest son of Robert Dent, a
.He was a partner in
Child's Bank and a Tory Member of Parliament for Lancaster from 1790 to 1812.[1] He was a defeated candidate at Poole in 1812 but was returned to Parliament there in 1818 and again, unopposed, in 1822.[2]
Dent earned the nickname "Dog Dent" for his interest in the Dog Tax Bill of 1796.[3] He was also known as a book collector and a member of the Roxburghe Club.[4]
He was elected a
He died in 1826 at his Mayfair home in London.
Family
Dent married Anne Jane Williamson of Roby Hall, Liverpool, in 1800; they had five sons and five daughters.[7]
References
- ^ William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1914). "Townships: Cockerham". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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has generic name (help) - ^ historyofparliamentonline.org, Dent, John (?1761-1826), of Clapham, Surr.; Cockerham, Lancs.; and Barton Cottage, nr. Christchurch, Hants.
- ISBN 978-0-674-53915-0. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21654. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Dent, John (1827). Catalogue of the. library of. John Dent. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) (1914). "Townships: Cockerham". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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