Albert Tatum Dent

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Albert Tatum Dent (born March 25, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician in Mississippi. [1] He lived in Macon, served in the state senate (1902-1908 and 1924-1928), and served as an alderman and as mayor of Macon (1884-1888). [2] He was a Democrat. [3]

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References

  1. Rowland, Dunbar (May 15, 1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. ISBN   9780871522221 via Google Books.
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 145–146.
  3. "Mississippi Official and Statistical Register". May 15, 1904 via Google Books.