Robert Craig Kent Explained

Robert Craig Kent
Order:17th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Term Start:1894
Term End:1898
Governor:Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
Predecessor:James Hoge Tyler
Successor:Edward Echols
Office2:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wythe County
Term Start2:December 4, 1889
Term End2:December 6, 1893
Preceded2:David H. Porter
Succeeded2:R. W. Sanders
Birth Name:Robert Craig Kent
Birth Date:November 28, 1828
Birth Place:Wythe County, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Princeton University
Profession:Attorney
Party:Democratic

Robert Craig Kent (November 28, 1828 – April 30, 1905) was an attorney and political figure from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A graduate of Princeton University, Kent was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1853 and commenced the practice of law in Wytheville. After several years of successful private practice, Kent was elected as the Commonwealth's Attorney for Wythe County, then twice to the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1894, he won election to a four-year term as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.

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