Dent served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946. In the Navy, Dent was the Lieutenant Junior Grade, where he captained the sub chaser USS PC 1547 and the patrol craft USS PCE(C) 873. He saw action in the Pacific where his patrol craft ferried troops to beachheads, including Okinawa, Japan, in the final stages of World War II. From 1958 until 1972 and 1977 until 1988, Dent was the president of Mayfair Mills in Arcadia, South Carolina.
He was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1994.
Personal life
On March 11, 1944, Dent married Mildred "Millie" Carrington Harrison. They had five children. He resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Dent died on December 10, 2019, at the age of 97.[5] He was the last surviving secretary of commerce during the Nixon and Ford administrations.[citation needed]
References
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frederick, dent, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Frederick B Dent news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Frederick Baily Dent August 17 1922 December 10 2019 was an American businessman who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2 1973 to March 26 1975 during the administrations of U S Presidents Richard M Nixon and Gerald Ford 1 Frederick B Dent5th United States Trade RepresentativeIn office March 26 1975 January 20 1977PresidentGerald FordPreceded byWilliam Denman EberleSucceeded byRobert S Strauss21st United States Secretary of CommerceIn office February 2 1973 March 26 1975PresidentRichard NixonGerald FordPreceded byPeter G PetersonSucceeded byRogers MortonPersonal detailsBornFrederick Baily Dent 1922 08 17 August 17 1922Cape May New Jersey U S DiedDecember 10 2019 2019 12 10 aged 97 Spartanburg South Carolina U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseMillie Carrington Harrison m 1944 died 1997 wbr Children5EducationYale University BA Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States NavyYears of service1943 1946RankLieutenant Junior GradeBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditDent was born on August 17 1922 in Cape May New Jersey to Edith nee Baily and Magruder Dent He was raised in Greenwich Connecticut and attended St Paul s School 2 3 followed by Yale University where he lettered in football Dent was an officer in the Navy s ROTC program at Yale Career EditDent served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946 In the Navy Dent was the Lieutenant Junior Grade where he captained the sub chaser USS PC 1547 and the patrol craft USS PCE C 873 He saw action in the Pacific where his patrol craft ferried troops to beachheads including Okinawa Japan in the final stages of World War II From 1958 until 1972 and 1977 until 1988 Dent was the president of Mayfair Mills in Arcadia South Carolina He was appointed secretary of commerce by President Richard Nixon serving from February 2 1973 to March 26 1975 and was President Gerald Ford s Trade Representative from March 26 1975 to January 20 1977 Dent served as the United States trade representative from March 26 1975 until January 20 1977 during the remainder of President Ford s administration 4 He was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1994 Personal life EditOn March 11 1944 Dent married Mildred Millie Carrington Harrison They had five children He resided in Spartanburg South Carolina Dent died on December 10 2019 at the age of 97 5 He was the last surviving secretary of commerce during the Nixon and Ford administrations citation needed References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederick B Dent Frederick Baily Dent 1922 twenty first Secretary of Commerce NOAA Photo Library The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved 19 May 2012 Frederick B Dent 1974 1975 Archived from the original on 2019 12 17 Retrieved 2019 12 16 Frederick B Dent NNDB Retrieved October 22 2018 Ford United States President 1974 1977 1975 Gerald R Ford Containing the Public Messages Speeches and Statements of the President U S Government Printing Office Frederick B Dent Commerce Secretary Under Nixon Dies at 97 The New York Times Archived from the original on 2019 12 17 External links EditAppearances on C SPANPolitical officesPreceded byPete Peterson United States Secretary of Commerce1973 1975 Succeeded byRogers MortonPreceded byWilliam Eberle United States Trade Representative1975 1977 Succeeded byRobert Strauss This article about a South Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick B Dent amp oldid 1166987113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
