Frederick B. Dent

Frederick B. Dent


5th United States Trade Representative
In office March 26, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald R. Ford
Preceded by	William D. Eberle
Succeeded by	Robert S. Strauss
21st United States Secretary of Commerce
In office February 2, 1973 – March 26, 1975
President	Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford
Preceded by	Peter G. Peterson
Succeeded by	Rogers C. B. Morton
Personal details
Born	(1922-08-17) August 17, 1922 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mildred Harrison Dent
Children	Frederick Baily "Rick" Dent, Jr. Mildred Dent Hutchinson Diana Dent Gwynn Pauline Harrison "Polly" Dent Magruder Harrison "Mark" Dent
Parents	Magruder Dent Edith Baily Dent
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A.)
Profession	Politician
Religion	Episcopalian
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Battles/wars	World War II

Frederick Baily Dent (born August 17, 1922) is a former American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, Jr.^[1] His assistant secretary, Hastings Wyman, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, became a political consultant and in 1978 the publisher of The Southern Political Report.^[2]

Dent served as the United States Trade Representative from March 26, 1975 until January 20, 1977, during the remainder of President Ford's administration.

Early life and career

Dent was born on August 17, 1922 in Cape May, New Jersey, to Edith (née Baily), and Magruder Dent. He was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He attended Yale University to study law and served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946.

In the Navy, Dent was the Lieutenant Junior Grade, where he captained the USS PC 1547 and the USS PCEC 873. From 1958 until 1972 and 1977 until 1988, Dent was the president of Mayfair Mills in Arcadia, South Carolina.

Frederick Dent at the TV Screen

He was appointed by Secretary of Commerce by President Richard Nixon, for serving from February 2, 1973 to March 26, 1975, and was the President Gerald Ford's Trade Representative, from March 26, 1975 to January 20, 1977.

He was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1994.

Personal life

On March 11, 1944, Dent married Mildred "Millie" Carrington Harrison. They had five children, Frederick Baily "Rick", Jr., Mildred Dent Hutchinson, Diana Dent Gwynn, Pauline Harrison "Polly" Dent and Magruder Harrison "Mark" Dent. He resides in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

References

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↑ "Frederick Baily Dent, 1922 - twenty-first Secretary of Commerce.". NOAA Photo Library. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
↑ "Hastings Wyman" (PDF). library.sc.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by Peter G. Peterson	United States Secretary of Commerce February 2, 1973– March 26, 1975	Succeeded by Rogers C. B. Morton
Preceded by William D. Eberle	United States Trade Representative March 26, 1975 – January 20, 1977	Succeeded by Robert S. Strauss

United States Secretaries of Commerce

Secretaries of Commerce and Labor	Cortelyou Metcalf Straus Nagel

Secretaries of Commerce	Redfield Alexander Hoover Whiting Lamont Chapin Roper Hopkins Jones Wallace Harriman Sawyer Weeks Strauss Mueller Hodges Connor Trowbridge Smith Stans Peterson Dent Morton Richardson Kreps Klutznick Baldrige Verity Mosbacher Franklin Brown Kantor Daley Mineta Evans Gutierrez Locke Bryson Pritzker

United States Trade Representative

Christian Herter (1962) William M. Roth (1967) Carl J. Gilbert (1969) William D. Eberle (1971) Frederick B. Dent (1975) Robert S. Strauss (1977) Reubin Askew (1979) William E. Brock III (1981) Clayton K. Yeutter (1985) Carla A. Hills (1989) Mickey Kantor (1993) Charlene Barshefsky (1997) Robert Zoellick (2001) Rob Portman (2005) Susan Schwab (2006) Ron Kirk (2009) Michael Froman (2013)

Cabinet of President Richard Nixon (1969–74)

Vice President	Spiro T. Agnew (1969–73) Gerald R. Ford (1973–74)

Secretary of State	William P. Rogers (1969–73) Henry A. Kissinger (1973–74)

Secretary of the Treasury	David M. Kennedy (1969–71) John B. Connally (1971–72) George P. Shultz (1972–74) William E. Simon (1974)

Secretary of Defense	Melvin R. Laird (1969–73) Elliot L. Richardson (1973) James R. Schlesinger (1973–74)

Attorney General	John N. Mitchell (1969–72) Richard G. Kleindienst (1972–73) Elliot L. Richardson (1973) William B. Saxbe (1974)

Postmaster General	Winton M. Blount (1969–71)

Secretary of the Interior	Walter J. Hickel (1969–70) Rogers C. B. Morton (1970–74)

Secretary of Agriculture	Clifford M. Hardin (1969–71) Earl L. Butz (1971–74)

Secretary of Commerce	Maurice H. Stans (1969–72) Peter G. Peterson (1972–73) Frederick B. Dent (1973–74)

Secretary of Labor	George P. Shultz (1969–70) James D. Hodgson (1970–73) Peter J. Brennan (1973–74)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Robert H. Finch (1969–70) Elliot L. Richardson (1970–73) Caspar W. Weinberger (1973–74)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	George W. Romney (1969–73) James T. Lynn (1973–74)

Secretary of Transportation	John A. Volpe (1969–73) Claude S. Brinegar (1973–74)

Cabinet of President Gerald Ford (1974–77)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Henry A. Kissinger (1974–77)

Secretary of the Treasury	William E. Simon (1974–77)

Secretary of Defense	James R. Schlesinger (1974–75) Donald H. Rumsfeld (1975–77)

Attorney General	William B. Saxbe (1974–75) Edward H. Levi (1975–77)

Secretary of the Interior	Rogers C. B. Morton (1974–75) Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) Thomas S. Kleppe (1975–77)

Secretary of Agriculture	Earl L. Butz (1974–76) John A. Knebel (1976–77)

Secretary of Commerce	Frederick B. Dent (1974–75) Rogers C. B. Morton (1975–76) Elliot L. Richardson (1976–77)

Secretary of Labor	Peter J. Brennan (1974–75) John T. Dunlop (1975–76) W. J. Usery, Jr. (1976–77)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Caspar W. Weinberger (1974–75) F. David Mathews (1975–77)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	James T. Lynn (1974–1975) Carla A. Hills (1975–1977)

Secretary of Transportation	Claude S. Brinegar (1974–75) William T. Coleman, Jr. (1975–77)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	None (1974) Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974–77)

White House Chief of Staff	Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1974) Donald H. Rumsfeld (1974–75) Richard B. Cheney (1975–77)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Roy L. Ash (1974–75) James T. Lynn (1975–76)

Director of Central Intelligence	William E. Colby (1974–76) George H. W. Bush (1976–77)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Russell E. Train (1974–77)

Special Representative for Trade Negotiations	William D. Eberle (1974–75) Frederick B. Dent (1975–77)

Ambassador to the United Nations	John A. Scali (1974–75) Daniel P. Moynihan (1975–76) William W. Scranton (1976–77)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 23697688 LCCN: n88172556

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