Fred Dennett

For the Wisconsin state legislator, see Fred A. Dennett.

Fred Dennett
32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
January 14, 1908 – June 5, 1913
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded byRichard Achilles Ballinger
Succeeded byClay Tallman
Personal details
Born(1863-06-27)June 27, 1863
Valparaiso, Chile
DiedSeptember 28, 1928(1928-09-28) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeFort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland
SpouseElizabeth A. Comerford
Alma materGeorge Washington University Law School

Fred Dennett (June 27, 1863 – September 28, 1928) was the 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1908 to 1913.[1]

Biography

Dennett was the son of Rev. D. Richard and Eleanor (Garforth) Dennett. He was born at Valparaiso, Chile on June 27, 1863. He was educated at Malvern College, Great Malvern, England.[2] He was a graduate of George Washington University Law School with LL.B. in 1894 and LL.M. in 1896.[3] Dennett married Elizabeth A. Comerford of Morris, Illinois, on November 23, 1892.[2] He edited and part-owned the Milton, North Dakota Globe.[2] He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[2][3]

Dennet died September 28, 1928, at Washington, D.C., and is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Maryland.

References

  1. ^ White, C. Albert; Bureau of Land Management (1983). A history of the rectangular survey system. Government Printing Office. p. 194. ISBN 9780160335044.
  2. ^ a b c d Who's Who in the World 1912. 1911. p. 369.
  3. ^ a b George Washington University Bulletin. Vol. 8. 1909. p. 35.