William Kent (politician, 1864)

William Kent

William Kent (born March 29, 1864 in Chicago , Illinois , † March 13, 1928 in Kentfield , California ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1917 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1874, William Kent moved with his parents to Marin County , California, where he attended private schools. Between 1881 and 1883 he graduated from the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven ( Connecticut ). He then studied until 1887 at Yale University . He then returned to Chicago, where he worked in the real estate and cattle trade. Between 1895 and 1897 he was a member of the Chicago City Council. Politically, he belonged to the progressive wing of the Republican Party . From 1907 he lived again in Marin County.

In the 1910 congressional elections , Kent was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of California , where he succeeded Duncan E. McKinlay on March 4, 1911 . After two re-elections as an independent candidate, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . Since 1913 he represented there as the successor to John E. Raker the first district of his state. In 1916 he renounced another candidacy.

Between 1917 and 1920 William Kent was a member of the Federal Customs Commission . In the following years he wrote political and scientific articles. He died in Kentfield on March 13, 1928.

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SURNAME	Kent, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	March 13, 1928
Place of death	Kentfield , California