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Dent was born on December 17, 1820, in White Haven, St. Louis County, Missouri. He was the son of Frederick Fayette Dent (1787–1873) and Ellen Bray (née Wrenshall) Dent (1793–1857). [1] He graduated from West Point in 1843. One of Dent's classmates was Ulysses S. Grant, who married Dent's sister Julia.
Frederick Dent may refer to: Frederick B. Dent (1922–2019), United States Secretary of Commerce; Frederick Tracy Dent (1820–1892), American general
Frederick Dent Grant at a Military Tournament, Toledo, Ohio, 1909. Frederick Dent Grant (May 30, 1850 – April 12, 1912) [1] was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent.
Fort Dent was a blockhouse built on the orders of Territorial Governor, Isaac Stevens, in approximately 1860. It was located southeast of the confluence of the Black and Green Rivers, which join to form the Duwamish River. It was named for General Frederick Tracy Dent, the brother-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant.
Dent, Frederick Tracy: Lieutenant colonel, USA (March 20, 1864) Brigadier general, USV (April 5, 1865) Brigadier general, USA (March 13, 1865) USMA, 1843 Brother-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant: Denver, James W. Brigadier general, USV (August 14, 1861) Resigned March 5, 1863 U.S. Congressman from California (1855–1857) Territorial Governor of ...
Frederick Tracy Dent (1820–1892), American soldier; George Dent (1756–1813), American planter and politician from Maryland; Grace Dent (born 1973), English columnist, broadcaster and author; Harry Dent (disambiguation), multiple people with the name; J. M. Dent (1849–1926), British publisher; Jason Dent (born 1980), American mixed martial ...
After the Civil War Grant had gained possession of White Haven, previously owned by his wife's brother Frederick Tracy Dent. [c] While he was president, Grant transformed the estate into a successful horse breeding farm and designed its large horse stable. Completed in 1871, the stable was large enough to house 25 horses.
Julia Boggs Dent was born on January 26, 1826, at White Haven plantation west of St. Louis, Missouri. [2] [3] Her parents were Frederick Dent (1787–1873), a planter and merchant, and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. [2] Frederick enslaved about 30 Africans, whom he freed only when compelled by law, having previously resisted moral arguments against ...