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KENT (Soundex K530) — See also BROCKENTON, CHENTE, FRANKENTHAL, FRANKENTHALER, GENT, JENT, KANT, KENTNER, KENTON, KENTUCKY, KINDT, KNETT, MCKENTY, PILKENTON, TARKENTON, ZENT.   KENT: See also Kent F. Ackley — Kent Adams — Kent L. Aldrich — Kent B. Alexander — Obediah Pearson Amacker — Kent Amos — H. Kent Atwater — Amos Walker Barber — Kent Batman — Douglas Kent Bereuter — Charles O. Boussum — Kent Masterson Brown — Kent N. Brown — R. Kent Brown — Kent Chandler — Kent Chandler Jr. — Kent Compton — Kent Conrad — H. Kent Cromwell — Kent A. Darbie — Kent J. Dawson — G. Kent Edwards — Bernhard Kent Eken — Clark Kent Ervin — R. Kent Evans — George Kent Favrot — Alvan Flanders — Kent Friskup — Kent Frizzell — I. Kent Fulton — Edward Kent Gill — Kent Glasscock — Gideon Granger — Kent Gray — Kent Grusendorf — Kent S. Hall — R. Kent Hall — Kent Strange Hall — Kent Hall — James Kent Hamilton — Kent Hampton — Kent Ronald Hance — Kent Hargett — Kent Hoekezma — Kent Hoover — Kent Hyde — C. Kent Jakeway — Kent Johanneson — Kent Juhnke — Elias Kent Kane — Elisha Kent Kane — John Kent Kane — Kent Ellsworth Keller — Kent K. Kelley — Kent Douglas Lambert — Kent Leavitt — Kent Leonard — Kent Leonhardt — Kent T. Lundgren — Henry Kent McCay — Kent B. McGough — Kent S. McKinley — Margaret Kent Medler — Patrick M. Meldon — Kent Wright Merritt — W. Kent Money — Kent Myers — Kent Nicaud — Kent Nowviskie — Hugh Kent Pharaoh — Kent Phillips — Kent L. Pillsbury — Thomas George Pratt — Kent Probst — Kent Doak Pursel — Horace Rublee — Wilfred Harvey Schoff — Kent Sharp — Kent Shearer — George Kent Shuler — Kent Sleath — Kent Dee Smith — Kent L. Smith — Perry Kent Spencer — Kent Spriggs — Kent Stacey — Horace Addison Tenney — Morris Kent Thompson — Kent Wagonseller — Howard Kent Walker — Kent G. Whittemore — Kent M. Wiedemann — Kent S. Wilcox — Michael Kent Winder — Henry Merrill Wolcott — J. Kent Wright   Kent, A. A. — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.   Kent, A. F. — of Corry, Erie County, Pa. Mayor of Corry, Pa., 1873-74. Burial location unknown.   Kent, A. J. — of Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho; Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1924, 1932. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Alfred Leo — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.   Kent, Alonzo — of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Amos (1774-1824) — of Chester, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Kent's Island, Newbury, Essex County, Mass., October 16, 1774. Lawyer; farmer; member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1814-16. Died June 18, 1824 (age 49 years, 246 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Kent and Jane (Moody) Kent; married 1799 to Abigail Atherton; second great-grandfather of David Muir Amacker.   Political family: Kendrick-Amacker family.   Kent, Anie — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee. Still living as of 2000.   Kent, Ann S. — of Rumney, Grafton County, N.H. Democrat. Candidate for New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1994. Female. Still living as of 1994.   Kent, Antoinette A. — also known as Antoinette A. Diani — of Abington, Pomfret, Windham County, Conn. Postmaster at Abington, Conn., 1958-87 (acting, 1958-59). Female. Still living as of 1987.   Kent, Arad — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1840. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Arthur E. — of Michigan. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Bob — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.   Kent, Carol — Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives; elected 2008; defeated, 2010 (102nd District), 2012 (114th District). Female. Still living as of 2012.   Kent, Charles C. — of Benton, Kennebec County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Kennebec County (4th), 1931-32. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Clare See O. Clare Kent   Kent, Claude J. — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill. Republican. Chair of Adams County Republican Party, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Daniel — of Putnam County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Putnam County, 1835. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Daniel — of Patterson, Putnam County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Dolores J. — Independent candidate for Wisconsin state senate 25th District, 1970. Still living as of 1970.   Kent, Don — Republican. Candidate for Texas state senate 2nd District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.   Kent, E. H. — of Lakota, Nelson County, N.Dak. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1896. Burial location unknown.   Kent, E. P. — of Ouray, Ouray County, Colo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1880. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Edith M. — Conservative. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Female. Still living as of 1960.   Kent, Edward (1802-1877) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., January 8, 1802. Lawyer; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1836-37; Governor of Maine, 1838-39, 1841-42; defeated, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841; U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1849-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856 (speaker); justice of Maine state supreme court, 1859-73. Died of heart failure, in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, May 19, 1877 (age 75 years, 131 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Father of Edward Kent Jr..   The town of Fort Kent, Maine, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Kent, Edward, Jr. (1862-1916) — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, August 8, 1862. Republican. Chief justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1902-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1916. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 30, 1916 (age 53 years, 357 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Edward Kent.   Kent, Ernest B. — of Putnam, Windham County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Putnam; defeated, 1912 (Progressive); elected 1918. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Everett (1888-1963) — of Bangor, Northampton County, Pa. Born in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pa., November 15, 1888. Democrat. Machinist; newspaper reporter; school teacher and principal; coal salesman; lawyer; Northampton County Solicitor, 1920; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 30th District, 1923-25, 1927-29; defeated, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Died October 13, 1963 (age 74 years, 332 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Bangor, Pa.   Relatives: Married, November 22, 1911, to Daisy Allen Speer.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Kent, Mrs. Everett — of Bangor, Northampton County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Mrs. Fred — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Fred L. (b. 1871) — of Salisbury, Addison County, Vt. Born in Lincoln, Addison County, Vt., 1871. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1910. Unitarian. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Frederick H. — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Republican. Postmaster at Albuquerque, N.M., 1881-82. Burial location unknown.   Kent, George A. — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Burial location unknown.   Kent, George E. — of St. James, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Gerald P. — of Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Mayor of Oak Park, Mich., 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Harry III — of White Swan, Yakima County, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2004. Still living as of 2004.   Kent, Harry C. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Harry P. — of Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives First Bristol District, 1923-24. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Harvey M. — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwalk; elected 1920. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Heber — of Tifton, Tift County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Henry A. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Henry J. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Henry Oakes (1834-1909) — also known as Henry O. Kent — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Born in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., February 7, 1834. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; newspaper editor and publisher; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1870; member of New Hampshire state senate 1st District, 1885-86; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1894, 1896. Episcopalian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died March 21, 1909 (age 75 years, 42 days). Interment at Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.   Relatives: Son of Richard Peabody Kent and Emily Mann (Oakes) Kent; married, January 11, 1859, to Berenice A. Rowell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Kent, Herbert J. — of Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Herman O. — of Wisconsin. Born in Germany. Socialist. Printer; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1926. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Kent, I. H. — of Fallon, Churchill County, Nev. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1924. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Irving F. — of Bergen County, N.J. Conservative. Candidate for New Jersey state senate, 1961 (Bergen County), 1967 (District 13); candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1963, 1965. Still living as of 1967. Kent, James (1763-1847) — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Doanesburgh, Putnam County, N.Y., July 31, 1763. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1790-91, 1792-93, 1796-97 (Dutchess County 1790-91, 1792-93, New York County 1796-97); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1793; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1798-1814; Chancellor of New York, 1814-23; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Author of Commentaries on American Law, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1847 (age 84 years, 134 days). Interment somewhere in Fishkill, N.Y.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Bailey.   Kent County, Mich. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Historical Society of the New York Courts   Image source: New York Public Library   Kent, James, Jr. — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1884. Burial location unknown.   Kent, James — of Killingly, Windham County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Killingly, 1920. Burial location unknown.   Kent, James M. — of St. Simons, Glynn County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, James V. (1847-1918) — of Indiana. Born in Clinton County, Ind., May 29, 1847. Member of Indiana state senate, 1877-79; circuit judge in Indiana, 1896-1902. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Redmen; Knights of Pythias. Died June 10, 1918 (age 71 years, 12 days). Burial location unknown.   Kent, Jeff (born c.1958) — of Custer, Whatcom County, Wash. Born about 1958. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 2004, 2008; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 2008. Still living as of 2008.   Kent, Jim, Jr. — of Monongalia County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1966. Still living as of 1966.   Kent, John A. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 22nd District, 1968. Still living as of 1968.   Kent, John S. — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1904; mayor of Brockton, Mass.; elected 1907. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.   Kent, Joseph (1779-1837) — of Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Calvert County, Md., January 14, 1779. U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1811-15, 1819-26; member of Maryland state senate, 1815; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Governor of Maryland, 1826-29; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1833-37; died in office 1837. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died near Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Md., November 24, 1837 (age 58 years, 314 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Kent and Anne (Wheeler) Kent; married to Eleanor Lee Wallace and Alice Contee.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Kent, Joseph — of Tifton, Tift County, Ga. Republican. Postmaster at Tifton, Ga., 1929-34. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Joseph — Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii. Still living as of 2020.   Kent, Joseph C. — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Democrat. Postmaster at New Bedford, Mass., 1853-57. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Joseph Harry — also known as Joseph H. Kent — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1888-89. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Josiah — of Lee County, Iowa. Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Lee County, 1846. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Julia — of Verona, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Postmaster at Verona, Pa., 1886-89. Female. Burial location unknown.   Kent, L. T. — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District, 1948; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Lewis A. — of Minden, Kearney County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state senate, 1887. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Lindsay See R. Lindsay Kent   Kent, Milton U. — of Tifton, Tift County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1932; acting postmaster at Tifton, Ga., 1954-59. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Moss (1766-1838) — of Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Rensselaer County, N.Y., April 3, 1766. State court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York state senate Western District, 1799-1803; member of New York state assembly, 1806-07, 1809-10 (Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties 1806-07, Jefferson County 1809-10); U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1813-17. Died May 30, 1838 (age 72 years, 57 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Kent, Nathaniel — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Mrs. Neal S. — of Mill Valley, Marin County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.   Kent, Norman T. — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Mayor of Lakeland, Fla., 1953. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, O. Clare — of Crawford County, Pa. Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 30th District, 1927-29. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Oliver C. — of Ontario County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1927. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Pat — of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Phineas M. (1808-1888) — of New Albany, Floyd County, Ind. Born in Whitesborough, Oneida County, N.Y., October 20, 1808. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52; postmaster at New Albany, Ind., 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856. Died in Brookston, White County, Ind., November 21, 1888 (age 80 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.   Kent, R. Lindsay — of Verona, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Postmaster at Verona, Pa., 1893-97. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Reid — of Lanett, Chambers County, Ala. Mayor of Lanett, Ala., 1959. Still living as of 1959.   Kent, Richard W. — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Robert Craig (1828-1905) — also known as Robert C. Kent — of Wythe County, Va. Born in Virginia, November 28, 1828. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Wythe County, 1861; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1894-98. Died in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., April 30, 1905 (age 76 years, 153 days). Interment at East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Patton; father of William Patton Kent.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Kent, Robert F. — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. Republican. Chair of Crawford County Republican Party, 1953; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Crawford County; elected 1954; Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1957-61; candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Robert T. — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourth Berkshire District, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Rockwell (1882-1971) — of Ausable Forks, Essex County, N.Y. Born in Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y., June 21, 1882. Artist; writer; member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945; American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1948; vice-chair of New York American Labor Party, 1949; chairman of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1957-71; this organization and its leaders were investigated for subversion by the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities; received the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967. Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y., March 13, 1971 (age 88 years, 265 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Essex County, N.Y.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Kent, Roger (1906-1980) — of Kentfield, Marin County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 8, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 1st District, 1948, 1950 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960, 1964; California Democratic state chair, 1958; co-chair, Lyndon Johnson for President campaign, 1964. Died May 16, 1980 (age 73 years, 343 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Kent and Elizabeth (Thacher) Kent; married, August 26, 1930, to Alice Cooke; grandnephew of Sherman Day; second great-grandson of Roger Sherman; first cousin of Thomas Day Thacher; second cousin of Simeon Eben Baldwin, Roger Sherman Greene, Rockwood Hoar, Sherman Hoar and Maxwell Evarts.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Kent, Susan — Member of Minnesota state senate 53rd District, 2013-. Female. Still living as of 2016.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Kent, Tom — of Fluker, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Kent, W. S. — of Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Burial location unknown.   Kent, W. Wallace, Jr. — of Michigan. Candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1978. Still living as of 1978.   Kent, Wallace, Jr. See W. Wallace Kent Jr.   Kent, Walter R. — of Hay Springs, Sheridan County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1911. Burial location unknown.   Kent, Wendel P. — of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Dallas County, 1933; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948. Burial location unknown.   Kent, William (1864-1928) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Kentfield, Marin County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 29, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from California, 1911-17 (2nd District 1911-13, 1st District 1913-17); delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912. Member, Skull and Bones. Died in Kentfield, Marin County, Calif., March 13, 1928 (age 63 years, 350 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Father of Roger Kent.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Kent, William Austin — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1809-10, 1813-15; New Hampshire state treasurer, 1814-16. Burial location unknown.   Kent, William B. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1888. Burial location unknown.   Kent, William Bryant — of Wheeler County, Ga. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1926. Burial location unknown.   Kent, William H. (1823-1889) — of Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass. Born in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Mass., March 21, 1823. Mayor of Charlestown, Mass., 1870-73. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 7, 1889 (age 65 years, 323 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, August 5, 1846, to Rebecca Prentiss.   See also Wikipedia article Kent, William Patton (1857-1936) — also known as William P. Kent — of Wytheville, Wythe County, Va.; Staunton, Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Va., March 8, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; livestock raiser; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1906-09; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1906; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1909; U.S. Consul in Newchwang, 1910-14; Leipzig, as of 1916-17; Berne, as of 1919; Belfast, 1920-23; Hamilton, 1923-24. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, from pneumonia, in the Mount Alto Veterans Hospital, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1936 (age 78 years, 361 days). Interment at East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Va.   Relatives: Son of Robert Craig Kent and Elizabeth Ann Woods (Patton) Kent; married 1906 to Annie Hendron Patrick.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: U.S. passport application (1918)

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