Everett Kent

Everett Kent (* November 15, 1888 in East Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, † October 13, 1963 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1923 and 1929 he represented two times the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Everett Kent attended the common schools and worked as a machinist and a newspaper reporter. He was also temporarily worked as a teacher at Roosevelt School in Bangor. After studying law at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his 1911 was admitted to the bar, he began practicing in Bangor in this profession. He was also legal adviser to several cities of his homeland. From 1912 to 1915 he was also counsel for the prison inspectors in Northampton County. From 1920 to 1923 he served as a prosecutor in Northampton County. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1922, Kent was in the 30th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Melville Clyde Kelly on March 4, 1923. Since he has not been confirmed in 1924, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1925. In the 1926 elections, he was re-elected in the 30th district of his state in Congress, where he replaced William R. Coyle on March 4, 1927 which was two years before become his successor. In 1928 he was not re-elected and therefore had to leave on March 3, 1929 Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Kent again worked as a lawyer. Between 1936 and 1956 he participated as a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions. From 1933 to 1943 he was legal advisor to the County controller in Northampton County. Everett Kent died on October 13, 1963 in Bethlehem, and was buried in Bangor.