Silas Bent (naval officer)

Silas Bent III
Silas Bent ca1870
Born(1820-10-10)October 10, 1820
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedAugust 26, 1887(1887-08-26) (aged 66)
Shelter Island,
Long Island, New York
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchU.S. Navy
Years of service1836-1861
RankLieutenant
UnitHydrographic Division of the United States Coast Survey
Battles / warsNagasaki, Japan, rescue mission
AwardsCommendation for published hydrographic surveys of Japanese waters
Spouse(s)Ann Elizabeth Tyler
ChildrenMary Lawrence Bent
Lucy (Bent) McKinley
Silas Bent IV
RelationsOwl Woman (sister-in-law)
George Bent (nephew)
Lilburn Boggs (brother-in-law)
Henry C. Boggs (nephew)
Charles Marion Russell (nephew)

Silas Bent III (October 10, 1820 – August 26, 1887) was a naval officer in the United States Navy before the American Civil War. Silas Bent sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and was recognized by the Navy for his contributions to oceanography published by the Navy. Silas Bent resigned his commission at the outset of the American Civil War, as his sympathy was for the Southern cause.