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Lewis (Louis) Dent (March 3, 1823 – March 22, 1874) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. Dent was the brother-in-law of Ulysses S. Grant.

Early life
Dent was born on March 3, 1823 in St Louis, Missouri.

California
Dent accompanied Major Jeremiah H. Cloud to Monterey, California in 184? as additional paymaster in the U.S. Army. Cloud had been ordered to California by General Kearny.

Dent was elected as a delegate to the first California Constitutional Convention for the district of Monterey.

Dent and his brother John owned and operated the ferry at Knight's Ferry, Stanislaus County, California. Grant spent time at Knight's Ferry assisting with the business.