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| occupation =[[Escambia County Sheriff]]
| religion =[[First Baptist Church of Pensacola|Baptist]]
| spouse =Allie May Burch
| parents =Moses Jackson and Angelia Penton
| children =Douglas and Kenneth Penton
}}
'''Mose Sylvester Penton''' was [[Escambia County Sheriff]] from [[1923]] to [[1932]].
==Career==
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]].
==Personal life==
Penton married Allie May Burch on [[September 9]], [[1917]]. The couple had two sons, Douglas and Kenneth.
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