John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as a
Democratic
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member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
John Dent was born in
Jeannette, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Genevieve Dent. He was educated in the public schools of
Armstrong and
Westmoreland counties, the
Naval Station Great Lakes
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, and through correspondence school courses.
Business activities
He was a member of the local council of the
United Rubber Workers from 1923 to 1937, and served as president of Local 18759, on the executive council, and as a member of the international council. He operated the Kelden Coal & Coke Co. of
Hunker, and the Building & Transportation Co. of
Trafford, and
Jeannette.
Government activities
He was a Jeannette City Councilman from 1932 to 1934. He served in the
United States Marine Air Corps from 1924 to 1928. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1935 to 1936, and a member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate
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from 1937 to 1958.
He was the Democratic Floor Leader in the State Senate from 1939 until 1958.
He was elected in
1958
Events
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as a Democrat to the
85th United States Congress, by special election, January 21, 1958, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Augustine Kelley, and was reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
.
References
Retrieved on 2008-02-25
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Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
United States Marines
1908 births
1988 deaths
American trade union leaders
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
20th-century American politicians