LORD BYRON and his TIMES
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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Dent, John, 1760-1826 DNB: Dent, John (b. in or after 1761, d. 1826), politician and book collector LBT ID: JoDent1826 VIAF ID: 19515902 LOC ID: nr00008334 | B/BAP: 1761 DIED: 1826-11-14 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File | |
Tory MP and book-collector; he acquired his sobriquet by proposing a tax on dogs. The
sale of his library realized over £15,000. | |
