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'''Mose(s) Sylvester Penton''' was [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1923]] to [[1932]].
Penton was born in September, [[1893]], in [[Wikipedia:Seminole,_Alabama|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==
In June [[1923]] he was , the [[City of Pensacola]] appointed Penton as [[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]]. Voters elected Penton was elected Sheriff in his own right sheriff in [[1924]], and was he won re-elected in [[1928]].
==Personal life==
Penton married Allie May Burch on [[September 9]], [[1917]]. The couple had two sons, Douglas and Kenneth. Penton married Allie May Burch on September 9, 1917. The couple had two sons, Douglas and Kenneth. They resided family lived at 1216 East Lee Street in the Pensacola's [[East Hill ]] neighborhood, highlighting his deep ties underscoring Penton's strong connection to the community he served.
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