Edward Kent

Edward Kent (January 8, 1802 – May 19, 1877) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th and 15th Governor of Maine. He was among the last prominent members of the Whig Party in Maine before it collapsed in favor of the Republicans. He is the only Maine governor to have been elected to two non-consecutive terms (1838–39 and 1841–42), though his second term was through direct appointment by the Whig-dominated Maine Legislature.

For his son, the American jurist, see Edward Kent Jr. For the estate owner and agriculturalist in the Caribbean, see Edward Roy Kent. For the architect in Buffalo, New York, see Edward Austin Kent.
Edward Kent
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
1859–1873
12th and 15th Governor of Maine
In office
January 13, 1841 – January 5, 1842
Preceded byRichard H. Vose
Succeeded byJohn Fairfield
In office
January 19, 1838 – January 2, 1839
Preceded byRobert P. Dunlap
Succeeded byJohn Fairfield
2nd Mayor of Bangor, Maine
In office
1836–1837
Preceded byAllen Gilman
Succeeded byRufus Dwinel
Member of the Maine Senate
In office
1831–1833
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1802
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1877 (aged 75)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Political partyWhig
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