Walter George Kent Explained

Sir Walter Kent
Birth Date:3 August 1858
Birth Place:Bloomsbury, London
Death Date:11 November 1938 (aged 80)
Death Place:Harrow, London
Birth Name:Walter George Kent
Occupation:Chairman and Managing Director
Nationality:British
Spouse:Alice Louisa Kent
Children:Son and two daughters

Sir Walter George Kent CBE (3 August 1858 – 11 November 1938) was a British businessman who was chairman and managing director of the engineering firm George Kent Ltd which was started by his father, George Kent, in 1838. He was appointed a CBE in 1918 and was knighted in 1929 for political services; he was at the time chairman of the Luton Conservative Association.[1]

Kent died following an operation during the Two-Minute Silence on Armistice Day, while in a Harrow nursing home.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kent, Sir Walter George, (1858–11 Nov. 1938 . Oxford University Press . Who Was Who . 9 April 2019 . en.
  2. News: Obituary: Sir Walter Kent . . 14 November 1938. 14.