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John Dent [Dog Dent]
(1761 c.-1826)

NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Dent, John, 1760-1826
DNB:    Dent, John (b. in or after 1761, d. 1826), politician and book collector
LBT ID: JoDent1826    VIAF ID: 19515902    LOC ID: nr00008334
B/BAP:   1761
DIED:   1826-11-14
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Tory MP and book-collector; he acquired his sobriquet by proposing a tax on dogs. The sale of his library realized over £15,000.
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