James Lent

For the former Nova Scotia politician, see James Lent (Nova Scotia politician).

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 by	Silas Wood
Succeeded by	Abel Huntington
Personal details
Born	1782 (1782) Queens, New York City, New York
Died	February 22, 1833(1833-02-22) (aged 50–51) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic

James Lent (1782 – February 22, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Newtown, Long Island (now a part of the Borough of Queens), New York, 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.

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). He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery. He was reinterred in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Long Island, New York.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

Sources

• United States Congress. "James Lent (id: L000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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