William H. Kent
For other people named William Kent, see William Kent (disambiguation).
| William Henry Kent[1] | |
|---|---|
| 11th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts | |
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In office 1870–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene L. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Stone |
| Member of the Charlestown, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward 2[2] | |
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In office 1865–1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 21, 1823[3] Duxbury, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died |
February 7, 1889[3] Charlestown, Massachusetts[5] |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Prentiss, b. West Cambridge, (Arlington), Massachusetts, October 10, 1822. |
| Parents | Alice Kent[4] |
William Henry Kent (March 21, 1823 – February 7, 1889) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, Board of Aldermen, the Charlestown, Massachusetts, Board of Aldermen, on the Charlestown, Massachusetts School Committee, and as the eleventh mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Family life
Kent married Rebecca Prentiss of West Cambridge, (Arlington), Massachusetts, in that town on August 5, 1846,[6] they had one child, a daughter, Alice Kent.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
- ↑ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, pp. 353–354.
- 1 2 Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
- 1 2 Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
- ↑ Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99.
- ↑ Woods, Henry Earnest (1904), Vital records of Arlington, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 86.
- ↑ Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Eugene L. Norton |
11th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1870-1873 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Stone |
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