James Lent

James Lent (1782 February 22, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

James Lent
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1829  February 22, 1833
Preceded bySilas Wood
Succeeded byAbel Huntington
Personal details
Born1782 (1782)
Newtown, New York
DiedFebruary 22, 1833(1833-02-22) (aged 50–51)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Newtown, New York (now a part of the Borough of Queens), Lent engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York City. He served as judge of Queens County and served from February 5, 1823, to March 4, 1829.

Lent was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1833. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Twenty-second Congress). He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery. He was reinterred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Long Island, New York.

See also

Sources

  • United States Congress. "James Lent (id: L000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Silas Wood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district

1829–1833
Succeeded by
Abel Huntington

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