S. Hubert Dent Jr.

Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. (August 16, 1869 October 6, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

S. Hubert Dent Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1909  March 3, 1921
Preceded byOliver C. Wiley
Succeeded byJohn R. Tyson
Personal details
Born
Stanley Hubert Dent Jr.

(1869-08-16)August 16, 1869
Eufaula, Alabama
DiedOctober 6, 1938(1938-10-06) (aged 69)
Montgomery, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic

Born in Eufaula, Alabama, Dent attended the common schools, and was graduated from Southern University (later known as Birmingham Southern College), Greensboro, Alabama, in 1886. He was graduated from the University of Virginia Law School at Charlottesville in 1889. He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced in Eufaula, Alabama, until 1899. He moved to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1899 and continued the practice of his profession. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901. He served as prosecuting attorney for Montgomery County in 1902–1909. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908.

Dent was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (Sixty-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed the practice of law in Montgomery, Alabama. He served as president of the State constitutional convention for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933. He died in Montgomery, Alabama, on October 6, 1938. He was interred in Eufaula Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama.

References

  • United States Congress. "S. Hubert Dent Jr. (id: D000256)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Oliver C. Wiley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 2nd congressional district

1909–1921
Succeeded by
John R. Tyson
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