Silas Bent (naval officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Silas Bent (naval officer)

American Navy officer and oceanographer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1820

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1887

Profession: military officer, oceanographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Silas Bent III (1820–1887) was a naval officer in the U.S.
Navy prior to the American Civil War.
Silas Bent sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and was recognized by the Navy for his contributions to oceanography which were published by the Navy.
At the outset of the American Civil War, Silas Bent resigned his commission, as his sympathy was for the Southern cause.