wˈɪljəm tɹˈɛnt dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt tɹˈeɪdɚ ænd mˈɜːtʃənt ɪn pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ænd nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tˈɜːn ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈæftɚ hˈuːm ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi, tɹˈɛntən, wʌz nˈeɪmd.
William Trent (  December 25, 1724) was a prominent trader and merchant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey around the turn of the 18th century after whom the capital of New Jersey, Trenton, was named.