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Joseph Kent | |
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| United States Senator from Maryland | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – November 24, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | William D. Merrick |
| 19th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 9, 1826 – January 15, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Stevens, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Martin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Van Horne |
| Succeeded by | John Carlyle Herbert |
| In office March 4, 1819 – January 6, 1826 | |
| Preceded by | John Carlyle Herbert |
| Succeeded by | John Crompton Weems |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1779 Calvert County, Maryland |
| Died | November 24, 1837 (aged 58) Bladensburg, Maryland |
| Political party | Whig |
Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779 – November 24, 1837) was an American politician and planter who was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd congressional district of Maryland from 1811 to 1815 and again from 1819 to 1826, and as the 19th Governor of Maryland from 1826 to 1829.