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Dent, John Dent.
Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, July 7, 1843.
S. and h. of Joseph [Tricket, took the surname of Dent, 1834, of Ribston Hall, Yorks., J.P., D.L.]. B. June 11, 1826, at Wilby, Yorks.
School, Eton.
Matric. Michs. 1844; B.A. 1848; M.A. 1851.
Cornet in the Yorks.
Hussars, 1841; Capt., 1850-70.
Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 19, 1844, as 's. of Joseph, of Ribston Hall, Yorks., J.P., D.L.' Called to the Bar, 1851.
M.P. for Knaresborough, 1852-7; for Scarborough 1857-9 and 1860-74.
Director, 1879, and Chairman of the North Eastern Railway Company, 1880, till his death.
J.P. and D.L. for West Riding of Yorks.
Chairman of the County Council, 1892.
Married, 1855, Mary Hebden, dau. of John Woodall, Esq., of Scarborough.
Of Ribston Hall, Wetherby, Yorks.
Died there Dec. 22, 1894, aged 68.
Father of John W. (1875) and Edward J. (1895); brother of Joseph J. D. (1847), William D. (1850) and Henry F. (1857).
(Boase, v. 77; The Standard, Dec. 24, 1894; Scott, MSS.; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Eton Sch. Lists; Burke, L.G., 605.)
John Dent DENT
Approx. lifespan: 1826–1894
pens. aged 18 Trinity College adm1843:07:07
s. and h. of Joseph [Tricket, took the surname of Dent, 1834 of Ribston Hall, Ribston, Yorkshire J.P. D.L.:
b. Wilby, Yorkshire 1826:06:11
Sch: Eton
Matric 1844:10MT:
BA 1848
MA 1851
Cornet in the Yorks. Hussars 1841
Captain: 1850-70
Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1844:04:19, as "s. of Joseph DENT of Ribston Hall, Ribston, Yorkshire J.P. D.L.: "
Called to the Bar: 1851
M.P. for: : Knaresborough, [ Yorkshire ] 1852-57
for Scarborough, [ North Riding of Yorkshire ] 1857-9, and 1860-74
Director: 1879, and
Chairman of: the North Eastern Railway Company 1880, till his death.
J.P. and D.L. for: : West Riding of Yorkshire
Chairman of: County Council 1892
m. 1855 Mary Hebden WOODALL dau. of John WOODALL, Esq., of Scarborough, [ North Riding of Yorkshire ]
Of Ribston Hall, Ribston, Wetherby, Yorkshire
d. aged 68 there 1894:12:22
father of John W. DENT (1875)
Edward J. (1895)
brother of Joseph J. D. DENT (1847), William D. (1850) and Henry F. (1857)
( Boase, v. 77; The Standard 1894:12:24; Scott, MSS.; Inns of Court ; Foster, Men at the Bar; Eton School Lists ; Burke, L.G., 605.)

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