Francis Dent

Sir Francis Henry Dent, CVO (31 December 1866 – 4 June 1955) was a British railway manager. He was the son of Admiral C.B.C. Dent. Sir Francis was a keen yachtsman, and owned a West Solent One Design yacht.[1] He was General Manager of the SE&CR 1911–1920. He was knighted in 1916[2] and appointed as Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1920.

Family

Francis Dent married Helen Janet Morten, daughter of James Morten and Maria Skinner, in 1902 at Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. He later married Winifred Grace Culling Fremantle, daughter of William Archibald Culling Fremantle and Grace Eleanor Burrows, on 10 November 1923.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtSqhbSy2VI?t=497
  2. ↑ "No. 29483". The London Gazette. 22 February 1916. pp. 1946–1947.
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  • "RAILWAY STUDY ASSOCIATION 1909 to 2009 Short biographies of the PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION" (PDF). Mike Horne. Retrieved 7 July 2014.



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