Background
BENT, William Woodworth was born on April 17, 1883 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Martin F. and Harriet Peckham (Woodworth) Bent.
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William Woodworth Bent
William Woodworth Bent, American lawyer. Member Connecticut House of Representatives, 1911; member advising committee North End Bridgeport City Trust Company, since 1949.; Member Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1942), State Bar Association Connecticut, American, Fairfield County (vice president 1942), Bridgeport (president 1940-1941) bar associations.
Education
Yale University Law School, 1905.
Career
Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1905. Practiced in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1905-1929, since 1941. Member Miller, Bent & Smith, since 1941.
Judge Probate Court, 1929-1941.
Membership
Member Connecticut House of Representatives, 1911. Member advising committee North End Bridgeport City Trust Company, since 1949. Member Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1942), State Bar Association Connecticut, American, Fairfield County (vice president 1942), Bridgeport (president 1940-1941) bar associations.
Connections
Married Corrine Ethel Secor, January 1, 1909. Children: Laura B. Mackenzie, David W., Mary B. Benedict, Ethel B. Walsh.
- Father:
- Martin F. Bent
- Mother:
- Harriet Peckham (Woodworth) Bent
- Spouse:
- Corrine Ethel Secor
- child:
- Laura B. Mackenzie Bent
- child:
- David W. Bent
- child:
- Mary B. Benedict Bent
- child:
- Ethel B. Walsh Bent
