John Dent (died 1826)
English banker and politician
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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 in London and Clapham.
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 Fellow of the Royal Society in 1811 and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[5][6]
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.[1]