Hartley Douglas Dent

Hartley Douglas Dent
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Skeena
In office
August 30, 1972  November 3, 1975
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byCyril Morley Shelford
Personal details
Born(1929-02-15)February 15, 1929
Limerick, Saskatchewan
DiedJuly 10, 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 64)
Penticton, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democratic
SpouseShirley Anna Larsen

Hartley Douglas Dent (February 15, 1929 – July 10, 1993) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) from 1972 to 1975, representing the riding of Skeena. A member of the New Democratic Party, he previously ran unsuccessfully in the 1966 British Columbia general election and a subsequent 1966 byelection, both in the riding of Cariboo. During his three years in office, he also served as the deputy speaker of the Legislature.