William Henry Kent | |
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11th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts |
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In office 1870–1873 |
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Preceded by | Eugene L. Norton |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Stone |
Member of the Charlestown, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward 2 |
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In office 1865–1868 |
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Personal details | |
Born | March 21, 1823 Duxbury, Massachusetts |
Died | February 7, 1889 Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Prentiss, b. West Cambridge, (Arlington), Massachusetts, October 10, 1822. |
Parents | Alice Kent |
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.
Kent married Rebecca Prentiss of West Cambridge, (Arlington), Massachusetts, in that town on August 5, 1846, they had one child, a daughter, Alice Kent.