Born | November 11, 1799, Charleston, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) |
Died | January 19, 1847, Taos, New Mexico Territory |
Resting place | Santa Fe National Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Maria Ignacia Jaramillo |
Parents | Silas Bent |
Relatives | William Bent |
Occupation | Fur trader, soldier, sutler |
Preceded by | Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid (last governor of Mexican period of New Mexico) |
Succeeded by | Donaciano Vigil |
About Charles Bent
Politician Charles Bent was born in West Virginia, United States on November 11, 1799. He dies at the age of 47, on January 19, 1847.
Bent became the first governor of the New Mexico Territory in late 1846. He was killed in the Taos Revolt of 1847 a few months later.
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Charles Bent before becoming famous
Charles Bent was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1799 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).
He had a good career as a fur merchant before entering politics. He and fellow dealer Ceran St. Vrain founded the Bent & St. Vrain Company in the early 1830s.
Achievement of Charles Bent
After his death, one of the trading posts he frequented (in La Junta, Colorado) was declared a National Historic Site.
Charles Bent's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
Politician Charles Bent was born in Charleston, West Virginia (then part of Virginia) and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, as the son of Missouri Supreme Court justice Silas Bent and the brother of rancher and merchant William Bent. In his late twenties, he moved to the New Mexico Territory and married Maria Ignacia Jaramillo, a Taos native, in 1835.
Charles Bent Collabed with
Josefa Jaramillo, Bent's sister-in-law, married War Hero Kit Carson, a famous frontiersman and military man.
Charles Bent Income & Net worth
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Latest information about Charles Bent updated on March 21 2023.