Edward Kent

Edward Kent (born January 8, 1802 in Concord , New Hampshire , † May 19, 1877 in Bangor , Maine ) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1838 to 1839 and again from 1841 to 1842 governor of the state of Maine.

Life

Edward Kent attended local schools in his New Hampshire home. He then graduated from Harvard University until 1821 . After studying law and admission to the bar, he began practicing in Bangor. Kent's political career began in 1829 when he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. He stayed there until 1833. Between 1836 and 1837 he was mayor of Bangor. In 1837 he was elected as the Whig Party candidate for the new governor of Maine.

In the elections of 1836 he was still defeated against Robert P. Dunlap . The 1837 election was very close and was challenged by the Democrats. The Maine Supreme Court declared the election valid. This allowed Kent to take up his new office on January 19, 1838. In the elections of 1838 he was defeated by the Democrat John Fairfield , but a year later he was re-elected governor for a year. This year it was not determined by the people, but by the State House of Representatives and its majority. During his tenure, he tried to resolve the border conflict in the north-east of the country.

After the end of his last tenure on January 5, 1842, Kent was a member of a negotiating commission that was supposed to solve the border issue in northeast Maine. In fact, the problem was settled that year under the Webster-Ashburton Treaty . Between 1849 and 1853 he was American Consul in Rio de Janeiro and from 1859 to 1873 he was a Supreme Court Justice of Maine. In 1875 he was chairman of a commission that revised the state constitution. Edward Kent died on May 19, 1877. He was married twice and had four children.

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SURNAME	Kent, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH	Concord , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH	May 19, 1877
Place of death	Bangor , Maine