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Moses Sylvester Penton

27 Sep 1893 – 29 Aug 1978

Birth	27 Sep 1893
Death	29 Aug 1978
Cemetery	Bayview Memorial Park Pensacola , Escambia County , Florida , USA
Added by	Marc Ward on 30 May 2022
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78029457

Bio

Mose 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. In June 1923 he was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Pensacola. In October of the same year, Florida Governor 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. Mose Penton served as Sheriff for nine years, serving time as Pensacola Chief of Police. He was the youngest man ever to assume both offices.

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Family

Parents

• Moses Jackson Penton 1865–1918
• Angeline "Angie" Malone Penton 1873–1945

Spouse

• Allie Mae Burch Penton 1897–1988 FaG

Siblings

• Annie Belle Penton White 1891–1975
• Ethel Elvada Penton 1895–1897
• Lucy "Lottie" Penton Shelby 1898–1967
• Jackson Dupree "Jack" Penton 1900–1965
• Edna Cassie Penton Harvey 1902–1973
• Ada Idell Penton 1905–1916
• James Edward "Eddie" Penton 1907–1973
• Ernest Washington "Ernie" Penton 1910–1965
• Charles Anderson Penton 1914–1999

Children

• Austin Douglas Penton 1918–2014 FaG
• Gordon Kenneth Penton 1921–1996 FaG

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