Albert Tatum Dent (March 25, 1863 - December 13, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician in Mississippi.[1] He lived in Macon, served in the state senate (1902-1908 and 1924-1929), and served as an alderman and as mayor of Macon (1884-1888).[2] He was a Democrat.[3]
Albert Tatum Dent | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 1924 – November 1929 | |
| In office January 1902 – January 1908 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Dinsmore |
| Mayor of Macon, Mississippi | |
| In office 1884–1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1863 |
| Died | December 13, 1929 (aged 66) |
| Party | Democratic |
Biography
editAlbert Tatum Dent was born on March 25, 1863, in Noxubee County, Mississippi. He was the son of William Dent and Mary (Witherspoon) Dent.[2] Albert was of English descent.[2] Albert attended the University of Mississippi for two years but left due to poor health.[2] He was admitted to the bar in 1884.[2] He then served as the Mayor of Macon, Mississippi, from 1884 to 1888.[2] He then served as Alderman of Macon from 1892 to 1900.[2] In 1901, Dent was elected to represent the 16th District in the Mississippi State Senate, filling in the unfinished term of John R. Dinsmore, who died in office.[3] In 1903, Dent was appointed Trustee of Mississippi A & M College (now Mississippi State University).[2] Dent was re-elected to a full Senate term in 1903 for the 1904-1908 term.[2] He was then re-elected in 1923 to serve the 1924-1928 term.[2] He was re-elected again in 1927, but retired in November 1929 due to poor health.[4]
After retiring from the Senate, Dent moved to Memphis, Tennessee.[5] He died on December 13, 1929, shortly after giving a speech to the Freemasons in Macon, Mississippi.[4]
Personal life
editDent married Anna Dent Minor on September 8, 1887, near Shuqualak, Mississippi.[2] She was a great-niece of both John B. Minor and James Longstreet.[1][2] They had ten children: Henry Minor, William E., Albert Tatum, Mary Cooper, Emmet Cooper, Francis Washington, Lancelot Longstreet, Lucian Weatherspoon, Emmet Roy, and Anna Louise.[3][1][4]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Rowland, Dunbar (May 15, 1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. ISBN 9780871522221 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rowland, Dunbar (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 145–146.
- 1 2 3 "Mississippi Official and Statistical Register". May 15, 1904 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "Obituary for Albert T. Dent". Sun Herald. December 13, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Obituary for SENATOR DENT". The Clarksdale Press Register. December 13, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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