John Dent (merchant)

[4] He resigned from the office in 1861 and replaced by Francis Chomley,[5] another partner of Dent & Co.

They suffered a loss of no less than £200,000 by the malversations of a Portuguese clerk in their employment at Shanghai who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

[3] The petition for adjudication of bankruptcy was filed in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong on 29 June 1867.

[1] The clock-tower at the end of Pedder Street and the entrance to Queen's Road in Central, Hong Kong, erected by public subscription in 1862, was at his suggestion; its initial design had to be stripped of its original decorative features, owing to the waning enthusiasm of the community.

[14] In April 1871, he became the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council and served in that position until January 1873.