Everett Kent was born in East Bangor, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. He attended the public schools in Lansford, East Bangor, Nazareth, and Bangor. He was engaged as a machinist and as a newspaper reporter, taught school, and worked as the principal of Roosevelt School in Bangor, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1911 and was admitted to the bar the same year. He commenced practice in Bangor and served as counsel for several municipalities and for the board of prison inspectors of Northampton County, Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1915. He served as the solicitor of Northampton County from 1920 to 1923.
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Kent was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924.
He was again elected to the Seventieth, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, and 1956. He served as solicitor for the county controller of Northampton County from 1933 to 1943.
everett, kent, november, 1888, october, 1963, american, lawyer, democratic, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, 30th, districtin, office, march, 1927, march, 1929preceded, bywilliam, coylesucc. Everett Kent November 15 1888 October 13 1963 was an American lawyer and Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Everett KentEverett KentMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 30th districtIn office March 4 1927 March 3 1929Preceded byWilliam R CoyleSucceeded byWilliam R CoyleIn office March 4 1923 March 3 1925Preceded byM Clyde KellySucceeded byWilliam R CoylePersonal detailsBorn 1888 11 15 November 15 1888Bangor Pennsylvania U S DiedOctober 13 1963 1963 10 13 aged 74 Bethlehem Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of Pennsylvania Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 3 Later career and death 4 SourcesEarly life and career editEverett Kent was born in East Bangor Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state He attended the public schools in Lansford East Bangor Nazareth and Bangor He was engaged as a machinist and as a newspaper reporter taught school and worked as the principal of Roosevelt School in Bangor Pennsylvania He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1911 and was admitted to the bar the same year He commenced practice in Bangor and served as counsel for several municipalities and for the board of prison inspectors of Northampton County Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1915 He served as the solicitor of Northampton County from 1920 to 1923 Political career editKent was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty eighth Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 He was again elected to the Seventieth but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 and 1956 He served as solicitor for the county controller of Northampton County from 1933 to 1943 Later career and death editHe resumed the practice of his profession in Bangor and died in Bethlehem Pennsylvania at age 74 He was interred in St John s Cemetery in Bangor Pennsylvania Sources editUnited States Congress Everett Kent id K000124 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Everett Kent at The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byM Clyde Kelly Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 30th congressional district1923 1925 Succeeded byWilliam R CoylePreceded byWilliam R Coyle Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 30th congressional district1927 1929 Succeeded byWilliam R Coyle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Everett Kent amp oldid 1196053187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
