- Frederick B. Dent
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Frederick Baily Dent (born August 17, 1922) was the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975.
Dent was born in Cape May, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy from 1943-1946. From 1958-1972 and 1977-1988, he was president of Mayfair Mills in Arcadia, South Carolina. He was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1994. Dent and his wife, Mildred, have five children.
Dent currently lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Political offices Preceded by
Peter George PetersonUnited States Secretary of Commerce
Served under: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
February 2, 1973 – March 26, 1975Succeeded by
Rogers MortonGovernment offices Preceded by
William D. EberleUnited States Trade Representative
1975 – 1977Succeeded by
Robert S. StraussUnited States Secretaries of Commerce Secretaries of Commerce & Labor 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 • BrysonUnited 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)
Cabinet of President Richard Nixon (1969–1974) Vice President Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy (1969–1971) • John Connally (1971–1972) • George P. Shultz (1972–1974) • William E. Simon (1974–1975)Secretary of Defense Attorney General John N. Mitchell (1969–1972) • Richard Kleindienst (1972–1973) • Elliot Richardson (1973–1974) • William B. Saxbe (1974–1975)Postmaster General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Categories:- 1922 births
- American military personnel of World War II
- Living people
- United States Secretaries of Commerce
- United States Trade Representatives
- People from Spartanburg, South Carolina
- People from Cape May, New Jersey
- South Carolina Republicans
- Ford Administration personnel
- Nixon administration personnel
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