John Dent (21 August 1761 – 14 November 1826) was an English banker and politician.
He was the eldest son of Robert Dent, a banker in London and Clapham.
He was a partner in Child's Bank and a Tory Member of Parliament for Lancaster from 1790 to 1812.
[1] He was a defeated candidate at Poole in 1812 but was returned to Parliament there in 1818 and again, unopposed, in 1822.
Dent married Anne Jane Williamson of Roby Hall, Liverpool, in 1800; they had five sons and five daughters.