He was a member of the local council of the United Rubber Workers from 1923 to 1937, and served as president of Local 18759, on the executive council, and as a member of the international council. He operated the Kelden Coal & Coke Co. of Hunker, and the Building & Transportation Co. of Trafford, and Jeannette.
He was elected in 1958 as a Democrat to the 85th United States Congress, by special election, January 21, 1958, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Augustine Kelley, and was reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978.
john, herman, dent, other, people, named, john, dent, john, dent, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, f. For other people named John Dent see John Dent disambiguation 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 John Herman Dent news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Herman Dent March 10 1908 April 9 1988 was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania John H DentMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 21st districtIn office January 21 1958 January 3 1979Preceded byAugustine KelleySucceeded byDonald BaileyDemocratic Leaderof the Pennsylvania SenateIn office January 3 1939 January 21 1958Preceded byJohn RiceSucceeded byCharles WeinerMember of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 39th districtIn office January 5 1937 January 21 1958 1 Preceded byBenjamin ThompsonSucceeded byPaul MahadyMember of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Westmoreland County districtIn office January 1 1935 November 30 1936Personal detailsBornMarch 10 1908Jeannette PennsylvaniaDiedApril 9 1988 1988 04 09 aged 80 Jeannette PennsylvaniaPolitical partyDemocratic Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Business activities 3 Government activities 4 ReferencesEarly life and education editJohn Dent was born in Jeannette Pennsylvania to Samuel and Genevieve Dent He was educated in the public schools of Armstrong and Westmoreland counties the Naval Station Great Lakes and through correspondence school courses Business activities editHe was a member of the local council of the United Rubber Workers from 1923 to 1937 and served as president of Local 18759 on the executive council and as a member of the international council He operated the Kelden Coal amp Coke Co of Hunker and the Building amp Transportation Co of Trafford and Jeannette Government activities editHe was a Jeannette City Councilman from 1932 to 1934 He served in the United States Marine Air Corps from 1924 to 1928 He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1935 to 1936 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1937 to 1958 2 He was the Democratic Floor Leader in the State Senate from 1939 until 1958 He was elected in 1958 as a Democrat to the 85th United States Congress by special election January 21 1958 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Augustine Kelley and was reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses He was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 References editUnited States Congress John Herman Dent id D000255 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 02 25 The Political Graveyard Cox Harold 2004 Pennsylvania Senate 1957 1958 PDF Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University Cox Harold Senate Members D Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byAugustine Kelley Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 21st congressional district1958 1979 Succeeded byDon BaileyPennsylvania State SenatePreceded byBenjamin Thompson Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 39th District1937 1958 Succeeded byPaul MahadyParty political officesPreceded byJohn Rice Democratic Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate1939 1958 Succeeded byCharles WeinerPreceded byElmer Kilroy Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania1946 Succeeded byMichael Musmanno Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Herman Dent amp oldid 1182980461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
