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Roger Kent

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1948 Write-in CD-01 304 Loss
11-07-1950 Democratic CD-01 72584 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Kent
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: June 8, 1906
Married: Alice Cooke (in 1930)
Children: Four
Family: Son of William Kent
Military Service: NAVY (WWII)
Died: May 16, 1980

1936: Securities Lawyer, Securities and Exchange Commission
1952-1953: General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense

  • Kentfield (in Marin County) is named after the Kent family, and Albert Emmet Kent (father of Roger) who bought the land in 1871.