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Thomas Bent

Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (died 1909)

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Born
December 7, 1838
Died
September 17, 1909
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1838

About Thomas Bent

Sir Thomas Bent (7 December 1838 – 17 September 1909) was an Australian politician and the 22nd premier of Victoria. He had no particular party loyalties and first held office in the Service government in 1880. He developed a major new subdivision of Bentleigh, later named after himself, on the other side of Nepean Highway opposite Brighton. In 1871 Bent was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the district of Brighton, defeating the veteran liberal George Higinbotham "to the amazement of every one".

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Thomas Bent timeline

  1. In 1871 Bent was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the district of Brighton, defeating the veteran liberal George Higinbotham "to the amazement of every one".
  2. He had no particular party loyalties and first held office in the Service government in 1880.

The world when Thomas Bent was born

Thomas Bent was born in 1838. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1838

  • Best-selling bookOliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTrail of Tears — forced removal of Cherokee
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic steamship crossing (SS Great Western)
  • World population~1.18B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.3M

1838 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thomas Bent's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18382026
Population16.3M341 million

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