| Fred Dennett | |
| Office: | 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office |
| Term Start: | January 14, 1908 |
| Term End: | June 5, 1913 |
| Preceded: | Richard Achilles Ballinger |
| Succeeded: | Clay Tallman |
| President: | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Valparaiso, Chile |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C. |
| Restingplace: | Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland |
| Alma Mater: | George Washington University Law School |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth A. Comerford |
Fred Dennett (June 27, 1863 – September 28, 1928) was the 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1908 to 1913.[1]
Dennett was the son of Rev. D. Richard and Eleanor (Garforth) Dennett. He was born at Valparaiso, Chile on June 27, 1863. He was educated at Malvern College, Great Malvern, England.[2] He was a graduate of George Washington University Law School with LL.B. in 1894 and LL.M. in 1896.[3] Dennett married Elizabeth A. Comerford of Morris, Illinois, on November 23, 1892.[2] He edited and part-owned the Milton, North Dakota Globe.[2] He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[2] [3]
Dennet died September 28, 1928, at Washington, D.C., and is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Maryland.