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John H. Dent | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's21st district | |
| In office January 21, 1958 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Augustine Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Donald Bailey |
| Democratic Leader of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 21, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | John Rice |
| Succeeded by | Charles Weiner |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the39th district | |
| In office January 5, 1937 – January 21, 1958[1] | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Paul Mahady |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from theWestmoreland County district | |
| In office January 1, 1935 – November 30, 1936 | |
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| Born | March 10, 1908 Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1988(1988-04-09) (aged 80) Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Herman Dent (March 10, 1908 – April 9, 1988) was an American politician who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
John Dent was born inJeannette, Pennsylvania, to Samuel and Genevieve Dent. He was educated in the public schools ofArmstrong andWestmoreland counties, theNaval Station Great Lakes, and through correspondence school courses.
He was a member of the local council of theUnited Rubber Workers from 1923 to 1937, and served as president of Local 18759, on the executive council, and as a member of the international council. He operated the Kelden Coal & Coke Co. ofHunker, and the Building & Transportation Co. ofTrafford, andJeannette.
He was a Jeannette City Councilman from 1932 to 1934. He served in theUnited States Marine Air Corps from 1924 to 1928. He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1935 to 1936, and a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1937 to 1958.[2] He was the Democratic Floor Leader in the State Senate from 1939 until 1958.
He was elected in1958 as a Democrat to the85th United States Congress, by special election, January 21, 1958, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofAugustine Kelley, and was reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in1978.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 21st congressional district 1958–1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the39th District 1937 – 1958 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic Leader of thePennsylvania Senate 1939–1958 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1946 | Succeeded by |
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