Frederick B. Dent

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Frederick B. Dent
5th United States Trade Representative
In office March 26, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	William Denman Eberle
Succeeded by	Robert S. Strauss
21st United States Secretary of Commerce
In office February 2, 1973 – March 26, 1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Peter G. Peterson
Succeeded by	Rogers Morton
Personal details
Born	Frederick Baily Dent (1922-08-17)August 17, 1922 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 10, 2019(2019-12-10) (aged 97) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Millie Carrington Harrison ​ ​ (m. 1944; died 1997)​
Children	5
Education	Yale University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Battles/wars	World War II

Frederick Baily Dent (August 17, 1922 – December 10, 2019) was an American businessman who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford^[1]