James Lent

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

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