George Dent (1756 – December 2, 1813) was an American planter and politician from Maryland who served in the House of Representatives from 1793 to 1801.
Dent was born on his father's estate, "Windsor Castle", on the Mattawoman Creek in Charles County.
[1] He initially served during the Revolutionary War in 1776 as a 1st lieutenant in the Third Battalion of the Flying Camp from Maryland.
[2] After the Flying Camp was disbanded in December 1776, Dent returned to Maryland and was commissioned a 1st lieutenant in the Charles County militia under Captain Thomas H. Marshall.
George Dent left his family and public service behind when he moved to Georgia in 1802 and settled about twelve miles from Augusta.