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

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

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, England. He was a graduate of

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with LL.B. in 1894 and LL.M. in 1896. Dennett married Elizabeth A. Comerford of

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, on November 23, 1892. He edited and part-owned the

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Globe. He was a member of the

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. Dennet died September 28, 1928, at

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, and is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennett, Fred Commissioners of the United States General Land Office Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives George Washington University Law School alumni People educated at Malvern College People from Cavalier County, North Dakota 1863 births 1928 deaths Chilean emigrants Immigrants to the United States 19th-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly