James Lent
James Lent was an American politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from New York from 1829 to 1833.
Biography
Born in Newtown, New York, 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.Congress
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.