| Authorised form of name | Dent; John (1760 - 1826) |
| Dates | 1760 - 1826 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1760 |
| Date of death | 1826 |
| Occupation | Biochemist |
| Activity | Career:
Banker, Temple Bar, partner in the London Bank of Child and Company, (1793); MP for Lancaster (1790-1812); MP for Poole (1818-1826)
Freemason, initiated 1788, Lodge of Friendship No 3, subsequently No 6.
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/05/1811 |
| Relationships | Married Anne Jane Wilkinson |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry 'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010, page 26 |
| Royal Society code | NA3276 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1811/06 | Dent, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/54/452 | Copy letter from [Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society]; to Edward Dent Esquire; 2 Carlos Place, W. | 18 May 1917 |