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James Lent

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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.
Resting placePresbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Long Island, New York
Political partyDemocratic

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

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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

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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

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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.

See also

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Sources

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

1829–1833
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress