Digby Dent
Royal Navy officer (died 1737)
About Digby Dent
Captain Digby Dent (1682–1737) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career Dent was promoted to post captain in October 1715 on appointment to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Lynn. He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Mermaid in 1720, of the fifth-rate HMS Launceston in 1722 and of the third-rate HMS Lennox in 1726.
Family His son Digby Dent (c1713–1761) was also a Royal Navy officer. and his Grandson (via son Royal Navy Capt.Cotton Dent 1715–1761), also Digby Dent (1739–1817), was a Royal Naval Officer who was knighted in 1778.
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Who was Digby Dent?
Royal Navy officer (died 1737)
When did Digby Dent die?
Digby Dent died in 1737.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Digby Dent (Royal Navy officer, born 1682)
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