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Silas Bent

American jurist · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Lived 1768 to 1827 · aged 59

Silas Bent Jr. was an American land surveyor, attorney, and jurist who served as a Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court from 1817 to 1821. His son, Charles Bent, was a fur trader and appointed as the first territorial governor of New Mexico during the United States invasion of Mexico in the Mexican-American War.

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Three of his other sons William, George, and Robert had been in business with Charles and built Bent's Old Fort and other outposts of trade in the American Southwest.

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United States
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Lawyers
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Lawyer
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Deceased
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Lived 1768 to 1827 · aged 59