William H. Kent

For other people named William Kent, see William Kent (disambiguation).
William Henry Kent[1]
11th Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
In office
1870–1873
Preceded byEugene L. Norton
Succeeded byJonathan Stone
Member of the
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward 2[2]
In office
1865–1868
Personal details
BornMarch 21, 1823[3]
Duxbury, Massachusetts[4]
DiedFebruary 7, 1889[3]
Charlestown, Massachusetts[5]
Spouse(s)Rebecca Prentiss, b. West Cambridge, (Arlington), Massachusetts, October 10, 1822.
ParentAlice Kent[4]

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.

  1. ^ Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
  2. ^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, pp. 353–354
  3. ^ a b Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
  4. ^ a b Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99
  5. ^ Briggs, Lloyd Vernon (1898), Genealogies of the different families bearing the name of Kent in the United States, Boston, MA: Rockwell and Churchill Press, p. 99