Edward Kent

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Edward Kent was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Maine and later as a U.S. diplomat.

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Edward Kent canonical 2
Edward Kent Jr. 1

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instanceOf diplomat
governor
human
politician
admittedToTheBar 1825
appointedBy Millard Fillmore
birthDate 1802-01-08
birthPlace Concord, New Hampshire
burialPlace Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor
child Edward Kent Jr.
linked to: Edward Kent
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1877-05-19
deathPlace Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard College
linked to: Harvard University

Harvard University
era 19th century
familyName Kent
fieldOfWork diplomacy
law
politics
givenName Edward
knownFor Role in resolving the Aroostook War boundary dispute
Serving twice as Governor of Maine
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
name Edward Kent
nativeLanguage English
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
positionHeld Governor of Maine
Mayor of Bangor, Maine
United States Consul in Rio de Janeiro
United States Minister to Mexico
precededInOfficeBy John Fairfield
religion Congregationalism
residence Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED
servedAsGovernorOf Maine
spouse Sarah Johnson
studiedLawUnder Prentiss Mellen
succeededInOfficeBy John Fairfield
termEndAsGovernor 1839
1842
termStartAsGovernor 1838
1841
wasInOfficeDuring Aroostook War

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Edward Kent name Edward Kent
Edward Kent child Edward Kent Jr.
linked to: Edward Kent