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See also
Obediah
Pearson Amacker —
Charles
O. Boussum —
Lloyd
Lee Gravely —
Thomas
George Pratt —
Horace
Addison Tenney —
Henry
Merrill Wolcott |
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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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Alfred Leo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Kent, Alonzo —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Amos (1774-1824) —
of Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Kent's Island, Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., October
16, 1774.
Son of Joseph Kent (1741-1802) and Jane (Moody) Kent.
Lawyer;
farmer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1814-16.
Died June 18,
1824 (age 49 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Anie —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Kent, Arad —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Mayor
of Akron, Ohio, 1840.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Arthur E. —
of Michigan.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Bob —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 3rd District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Kent, Charles C. —
of Benton, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Kennebec County (4th),
1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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See O. Clare Kent |
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Kent, Claude J. —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Republican. Chair of
Adams County Republican Party, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Kent, Daniel —
of Putnam
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, E. P. —
of Ouray, Ouray
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Edward (1802-1877) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born January
8, 1802.
Mayor
of Bangor, Maine, 1836-37; Governor of
Maine, 1838-39, 1841-42; defeated, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856
(speaker);
justice
of Maine state supreme court, 1859-73.
Died of heart
failure, May 19,
1877 (age 75 years, 131
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Kent, Edward, Jr.
(1862-1916) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, August 8,
1862.
Son of Edward Kent.
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.
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Kent, Ernest B. —
of Putnam, Windham
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Putnam; elected 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Kent, Mrs. Everett —
of Bangor, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Kent, Mrs. Fred —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Kent, Gerald P. —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Oak Park, Mich., 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Kent, Harry III —
of White Swan, Yakima
County, Wash.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Kent, Harry C. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Heber —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Henry A. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Henry J. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Richard Peabody Kent and Emily Mann (Oakes) Kent.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives; 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.
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Kent, Herbert J. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Kent, Herman —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Germany.
Socialist. Printer;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, I. H. —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, James (1763-1847) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Doansburg, 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.
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.
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Kent, James M. —
of St. Simons, Glynn
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kent, John A. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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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.
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Kent, Joseph (1779-1837) —
of Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., January
14, 1779.
Son of Daniel Kent and Anne (Wheeler) Kent.
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1811-15, 1819-26;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1815; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1816;
Governor
of Maryland, 1826-29; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1833-37; died in office 1837.
Episcopalian.
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.
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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.
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Kent, Josiah —
of Lee
County, Iowa.
Delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Lee County, 1846.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Still living as of 1950.
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Kent, Lewis A. —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state senate, 1887.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Kent, Norman T. —
of Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Lakeland, Fla., 1953.
Still living as of 1953.
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Kent, O. Clare —
of Crawford
County, Pa.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 30th District,
1927-29.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Pat —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
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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; 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.
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Kent, Robert Craig
(1828-1905) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1828.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in 1905
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Still living as of 1961.
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Kent, Rockwell —
of Ausable Forks, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Member of New York American Labor Party Executive Committee, 1945.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, Roger (1906-1980) —
of Kentfield, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 8,
1906.
Son of William Kent and Elizabeth (Thacher)
Kent (1868-1932).
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.
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Kent, Tom —
of Fluker, Tangipahoa
Parish, La.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, W. S. —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, W. Wallace, Jr. —
of Michigan.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Jr. See W. Wallace Kent,
Jr. |
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Kent, Walter R. —
of Hay Springs, Sheridan
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Kent, William B. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, William Bryant —
of Wheeler
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kent, William H.
(1823-1889) —
of Charlestown (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.
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Kent, William Patton (b.
1857) —
also known as William P. Kent —
Born in Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., March 8,
1857.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; livestock
raiser; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1906-09; U.S. Consul in Newchwang, 1910-14; Leipzig, 1916-17; Berne, 1919; Belfast, 1922; Hamilton, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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