About John Bent
Lived 1775 – 1848 (aged 72–73). John Bent was a British politician and plantation owner.
John Bent (c. 1775 – 6 October 1848), of Weaton House, Devon and Oathall, Lindfield, Sussex was an English Tory politician.
He was a Member (MP) for Sligo from 1818 to 1820, and for Totnes from 1820 to 1826.
Alongside significant investments in property, Bent was also involved in the slave trade. He was heavily involved in the scandal of the Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company towards the end of his parliamentary career.
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British politician (1775–1848)
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John Bent was born in 1775.
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