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| occupation =[[Escambia County Sheriff]] | | occupation =[[Escambia County Sheriff]] | ||
| religion =[[First Baptist Church of Pensacola|Baptist]] | | religion =[[First Baptist Church of Pensacola|Baptist]] | ||
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| − | | parents =Moses Jackson and | + | | parents =Moses Jackson and Angelia Penton |
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| − | '''Mose | + | '''Mose Sylvester Penton''' was [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1923]] to [[1932]]. |
| − | Penton was born in | + | Penton was born in Seminole, Alabama; he relocated with his parents to [[Beulah]] at the age of one. Before entering law enforcement, Penton worked as a grocer and as chief of the special service department for the [[Pensacola Shipbuilding Company]]. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | In June [[1923]] | + | In June [[1923]] he was appointed [[Pensacola Chief of Police|Chief of Police]] for the [[City of Pensacola]]. In October of the same year, Florida Governor [[Wikipedia:Cary A. Hardee|Cary A. Hardee]] appointed Penton as [[Escambia County Sheriff]]. Penton was elected Sheriff in his own right in [[1924]], and was re-elected in [[1928]]. |
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