About James Lent
Lived 1782 – 1833 (aged 50–51). James Lent was an American politician and judge.
James Lent (1782 – February 22, 1833) was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from New York from 1829 to 1833.
Biography 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.
Congress 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).
Death He died on February 22, 1833, and was originally interred in the Congressional Cemetery. He was reinterred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Long Island, New York.
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American politician (1782-1833)
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