John Bent (politician)
John Bent(c. 1775 – 6 October 1848), of Weaton House,Devonand Oathall,Lindfield,Sussexwas an EnglishTorypolitician.
He was aMember(MP) forSligo Boroughfrom 1818 to 1820, and forTotnesfrom 1820 to 1826.[1]
Alongside significant investments in property, Bent was also involved in the slave trade.[2]He was heavily involved in the scandal of the Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company towards the end of his parliamentary career.
References[edit]
- ^"BENT, John (?1775-1848), of Weaton House, Devon and Oathall, Lindfield, Suss. | History of Parliament Online".historyofparliamentonline.org.Retrieved19 June2014.
- ^"John Bent: Profile & Legacies Summary".Legacies of British Slave-ownership.UCL Department of History.Retrieved9 July2015.
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