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John Dent (died 1712)
John Dent may refer to: * A number of early settlers and planters related to Charles County, Maryland: ** Captain John Dent (c. 1645–1712), English-born American settler, planter and magistrate, nephew of Thomas Dent Sr. ** General John Dent (1733–1809), politician, magistrate, and general in the Revolutionary War, father of George Dent ** Captain John H. Dent (1782–1823), officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War and the First Barbary War, grandson of General John Dent * John Dent (1751–1811), English founder of Dents leather goods * John Dent (died 1826) (c. 1760–1826), British Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Poole * John Dent (merchant) (1821–1892), Hong Kong and Shanghai businessman * John Dent (Liberal MP) (1826–1894), British Whig/Liberal MP for Knaresborough and Scarborough * John Dent (biathlete) (born 1938), British Olympic biathlete * John Charles Dent (1841–1888), Canadian historian * Johnny Dent (1903–?), English former football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Dent Sr
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John Dent (1733–1809)
John Dent may refer to: * A number of early settlers and planters related to Charles County, Maryland: ** Captain John Dent (c. 1645–1712), English-born American settler, planter and magistrate, nephew of Thomas Dent Sr. ** General John Dent (1733–1809), politician, magistrate, and general in the Revolutionary War, father of George Dent ** Captain John H. Dent (1782–1823), officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War and the First Barbary War, grandson of General John Dent * John Dent (1751–1811), English founder of Dents leather goods * John Dent (died 1826) (c. 1760–1826), British Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Poole * John Dent (merchant) (1821–1892), Hong Kong and Shanghai businessman * John Dent (Liberal MP) (1826–1894), British Whig/Liberal MP for Knaresborough and Scarborough * John Dent (biathlete) (born 1938), British Olympic biathlete * John Charles Dent (1841–1888), Canadian historian * Johnny Dent (1903–?), English former football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dent
George Dent (1756 – December 2, 1813) was an American planter and politician from Maryland who served in the House of Representatives from 1793 to 1801. Early life Dent was born on his father's estate, "Windsor Castle", on the Mattawoman Creek in Charles County. His father, General John Dent (1733-1809), was a planter who was a patriot during the Revolutionary War. Revolutionary War He initially served during the Revolutionary War in 1776 as a 1st lieutenant in the Third Battalion of the Flying Camp from Maryland. After the Flying Camp was disbanded in December 1776, Dent returned to Maryland and was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the Charles County militia under Captain Thomas H. Marshall. He was subsequently promoted to captain and assigned to the Twenty-sixth Battalion in May 1778.Newman, p.38 Political career After the war, Dent served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1782 to 1790, where he was speaker pro tempore in 1788 and speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dents
Dents is a British company that crafts luxury leather gloves, handbags, small leather goods. Dents is known for its hand cutting, sewing, and stitching techniques, which are still practised today on some limited top-end products, most merchandise being purchased from third-party factories. History Dents was established in Worcester in 1777 as a manufacturer of fine leather gloves by John Dent (1751–1811). It is possibly Britain's oldest existing fashion manufacturer. Dent's sons, John and William, helped the company expand throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1845, mechanical sewing was introduced to the company to assist craftspeople. In 1847 the business became Dent, Allcroft & Co. when John Derby Allcroft ran the company. Under Allcroft, annual production quadrupled to over 12 million pairs in 1884 and Dents became the premier glove producer in the world. Dents is also known for historically providing leather gloves to the British Royal Family, such as George VI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 banker of London and Clapham. He was a partner in Child's Bank, and Tory Member of Parliament for Lancaster from 1790 to 1812. He was a defeated candidate at Poole in 1812 but was returned to Parliament there in 1818, and again, unopposed, in 1822. Dent earned the nickname "Dog Dent" by his interest in the Dog Tax Bill of 1796. He was known also as a book collector and a member of the Roxburghe Club. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1811 and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education .... He died in 1826 at his Mayfair home in London. Family Dent married Anne Jane Williamson of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dent (merchant)
John Dent (1821–1892) was an English merchant of the then prominent trading firm Dent & Co. and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Biography John was born in 1821 in the Far East merchant family. His uncle Thomas Dent started the Dent & Co. in Canton in the 1820s and his two other uncles Lancelot and Wilkinson Dent were the heads of the firm and led to the firm into one of the largest hongs in China and early colonial Hong Kong. John Dent joined Dent & Co. and became the senior partner of the firm. In 1863, he was elected the third chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He played a leading role in the establishment of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Company and was one of the proprietors when the bank was incorporated in 1866. He returned to London in 1864 with a fortune of about £800,000, which he amassed in China, and joined the formation of the Blakely Ordnance Company and became the chairma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dent (Liberal MP)
John Dent Dent (11 June 1826 – 22 December 1894) was a Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ... politician in England. He was born John Dent Trickett, the eldest son of Leeds merchant Joseph Trickett, who had changed his surname to Dent (his mother's maiden name) in 1834 after inheriting Ribston Hall between Wetherby and Knaresborough in Yorkshire. John Dent Dent was educated at Eton College, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency), Knaresborough from 1852 to 1857 and for Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency), Scarborough from 1857 to 1859 and from 1860 to 1874. From 1880 to 1894 he was Chairman of the North Eastern Railway (United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dent (biathlete)
John Dent (born 15 February 1938) is a British biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr .... References External links * 1938 births Living people British male biathletes British male cross-country skiers Olympic biathletes for Great Britain Olympic cross-country skiers for Great Britain Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Charles Dent
John Charles Dent (November 8, 1841 – September 27, 1888) was a Canadian journalist, author and historian. Dent has been compared to American historian Francis Parkman for his ability to write about Canadian history without being dull and dry. He was born in Kendal, Westmorland, England. Shortly after his birth, his family emigrated to the Canadian West. Dent received his primary education in Canadian schools, studied law in Brantford, Ontario, and became an attorney in 1865. He practised law for a few years, but found the profession did not suit him, and was drawn to pursue literary endeavours instead. He accordingly relinquished his practice as soon as he felt himself in a position to do so, and went to England. He developed his journalistic skills working for ''The Daily Telegraph''. He also contributed a series of articles to the periodical '' Once a Week''. He supported his wife and family as a writer, concentrating on work that could be quickly written and readily sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Dent
John George Dent (born 31 January 1903) was an English professional footballer who played for Durham City, Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Dent made his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 3 October 1929 at the City Ground in a 1–1 draw with Bradford Park Avenue. He is one of only 6 players to score over 100 goals for Nottingham Forest, netting his first on 5 October 1929 away to Tottenham Hotspur. In March 1935 he scored two successive hat-tricks against Oldham Athletic and Burnley. Both matches were 5-0 victories for Forest. He scored five hat-tricks for Forest in total. Dent's final appearance for Forest was against Leicester City at the City Ground The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898 and has a capacity of 30,445. The stadium was a venue when E ... on 19 December 1936. References * 1903 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Continent
''Across the Continent'' is a lost at silentera.com released by in June 1922, and was one of star 's last performances. This film was also the opening night film of the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
