William Trent (Trenton)

William Trent
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1723 – December 25, 1724
GovernorWilliam Burnet
Preceded byJohn Johnstone
Succeeded byJohn Johnstone
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the Burlington County district
In office
1721 – December 25, 1724
Serving with Thomas Lambert
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
In office
November 23, 1723 – December 25, 1724
Preceded byDavid Jamison
Succeeded byRobert Lettis Hooper
Personal details
Bornc. 1653
Inverness, Scotland
DiedDecember 25, 1724
Trenton, New Jersey
Resting placeFriends' burying-ground, Trenton
Spouse(s)Mary Burdge
Mary Coddington
ChildrenJames, John, Maurice, Mary, Thomas, William
Residence(s)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trenton, New Jersey
OccupationMerchant

William Trent (c. 1653 – December 25, 1724) was a prominent trader and merchant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey around the turn of the 18th century after whom the capital of New Jersey, Trenton, was named. Little detail is known of his early life, including exactly when he was born.