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| name = Robert F. Kent
| name = Robert F. Kent
| birth_name = Robert Free Kent
| birth_name = Robert Free Kent
| birth_place = [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]], US
| birth_place = [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|06|26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|06|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|10|01|1911|06|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|10|01|1911|06|26}}
| governor = [[George M. Leader]]<br>[[David L. Lawrence]]
| governor = [[George M. Leader]]<br>[[David L. Lawrence]]
| office = [[Pennsylvania Treasurer]]
| office = 65th [[Treasurer of Pennsylvania]]
| termstart = 1957
| termstart = 1957
| termend = 1961
| termend = 1961
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| termend2 = 1956
| termend2 = 1956
| image = Robert F. Kent (1911–1982), Pennsylvania State Representative and Pennsylvania State Treasurer.jpg
| image = Robert F. Kent (1911–1982), Pennsylvania State Representative and Pennsylvania State Treasurer.jpg
| death_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], US
| death_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| occupation = Lawyer, politician
| occupation = Lawyer, politician
| alma_mater = [[Allegheny College]] (AB), [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]] (LLB)
| alma_mater = [[Allegheny College]] (AB), [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]] (LLB)
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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Kent was born in [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]], to parents O. Clare and Marion L. (Irving) Kent. He attended local public schools and earned his BA from [[Allegheny College]] and his LLB from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]. Following admittance to the bar, he went into practice with his father in the firm Kent & Kent. He interrupted his practice to serve as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1944–46 during World War II, serving onboard the [[USS Menard (APA-201)|USS ''Menard'']] (1945) and [[USS Roi|USS ''Roi'']] (1946) and deploying overseas to [[Hawaii]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], and [[China]]. Postwar, he served as a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Kent was born in [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]], to parents O. Clare and Marion L. (Irving) Kent. He attended local public schools and earned his BA from [[Allegheny College]] and his LLB from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]]. Following admittance to the bar, he went into practice with his father in the firm Kent & Kent. He interrupted his practice to serve as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1944–46 during World War II, serving onboard the [[USS Menard (APA-201)|USS ''Menard'']] (1945) and [[USS Roi|USS ''Roi'']] (1946) and deploying overseas to [[Hawaii]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], and [[China]]. Postwar, he served as a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 11:03, 7 December 2024

Robert F. Kent
65th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
1957–1961
GovernorGeorge M. Leader
David L. Lawrence
Preceded byWeldon Brinton Heyburn
Succeeded byGrace M. Sloan
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1947–1956
Personal details
Born
Robert Free Kent

(1911-06-26)June 26, 1911
Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 1982(1982-10-01) (aged 71)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materAllegheny College (AB), University of Pennsylvania Law School (LLB)
OccupationLawyer, politician

Robert Free Kent (June 26, 1911 – October 1, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Crawford County in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1947 to 1956 and served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1957 to 1961. Kent served in the US Marine Corps during World War II and postwar became a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve. A Republican, he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 1960, losing to Democratic nominee Thomas Z. Minehart.[1][2]

Early life

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Kent was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to parents O. Clare and Marion L. (Irving) Kent. He attended local public schools and earned his BA from Allegheny College and his LLB from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Following admittance to the bar, he went into practice with his father in the firm Kent & Kent. He interrupted his practice to serve as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1944–46 during World War II, serving onboard the USS Menard (1945) and USS Roi (1946) and deploying overseas to Hawaii, Okinawa, and China. Postwar, he served as a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve.[1][2]

Political career

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On returning home from deployment, Kent was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1947 term and reelected for four consecutive terms thereafter, serving through the end of 1956. In the House, he chaired the Joint Legislative Committee on Tax-Exempt Real Property (1947–48) and served on the Commission on Interstate Cooperation (1953–54) and the Joint State Government Commission (1955–56). He served as Majority Whip in 1953. He was a member of the Republican Executive Committee of Crawford County and chaired the Crawford County Republican Party in 1953.[1][2]

Rather than seeking reelection to the House in 1956, Kent ran for Pennsylvania State Treasurer and won the election with 52% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee James W. Knox. In 1960, nearing the end of his four-year term as treasurer, he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General, winning 48% of the vote but losing to Democratic nominee Thomas Z. Minehart.[1] He subsequently served on the State Employees Retirement Board and the State Public School Building Authority.[3]

Personal life

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Kent was married to Martha (Fell) Kent and had two children.[2] He died at his suburban home in Harrisburg on October 1, 1982, at the age of 71. He was interred at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Member Biography: Robert F. Kent". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  2. ^ a b c d The Pennsylvania Manual 1955–1956. Vol. 92. Harrisburg: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1956. p. 367 – via HathiTrust.
  3. ^ a b "Former State Treasurer Dies". Latrobe Bulletin. 1982-10-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Treasurer of Pennsylvania
1956 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Charles C. Smith
 Republican nominee for Auditor General of Pennsylvania
1960 		Succeeded by
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