Edward Kent
American judge (1802–1877) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, the American jurist, see Edward Kent Jr. For the estate owner and agriculturalist in the Caribbean, see Edward Roy Kent. For the architect in Buffalo, New York, see Edward Austin Kent.
Edward Kent (January 8, 1802 – May 19, 1877) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th and 15th Governor of Maine. He was among the last prominent members of the Whig Party in Maine before it collapsed in favor of the Republicans. He is the only Maine governor to have been elected to two non-consecutive terms (1838–39 and 1841–42), though his second term was through direct appointment by the Whig-dominated Maine Legislature.
Quick Facts Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 12th and 15th Governor of Maine ...
Edward Kent | |
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Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court | |
In office 1859–1873 | |
12th and 15th Governor of Maine | |
In office January 13, 1841 – January 5, 1842 | |
Preceded by | Richard H. Vose |
Succeeded by | John Fairfield |
In office January 19, 1838 – January 2, 1839 | |
Preceded by | Robert P. Dunlap |
Succeeded by | John Fairfield |
2nd Mayor of Bangor, Maine | |
In office 1836–1837 | |
Preceded by | Allen Gilman |
Succeeded by | Rufus Dwinel |
Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1831–1833 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 8, 1802 Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | May 19, 1877 (aged 75) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
Political party | Whig |
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