- Roger Kent
Roger Kent, (
June 8 ,1906 –May 16 ,1980 ), was the son ofWilliam Kent (U.S. Congressman) and Elizabeth (Thacher) Kent. His father served in the U.S. Congress between 1910 and 1917. After his family returned to California, Kent attendedTamalpais High School in Mill Valley beginning in 1919. [ [http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/rkentft.html Carla Ehat & Anne Kent, "Interview with Roger Kent," February 15, 1978, Marin County Free Library] , accessedJune 8 ,2008 ] He then boarded for three years at theThacher School to prepare for college. He graduated fromYale College in 1928. He stayed in New Haven after graduation, attendingYale Law School , from which he graduated in 1931. Kent practiced law inCalifornia and was admitted to practice before theU.S. Supreme Court in 1937.In 1952 and 1953, he served as general counsel for the
U.S. Department of Defense . Kent served the Democratic Party in various other capacities throughout his life, most significantly as co-chairman ofLyndon Baines Johnson 's 1964 Presidential campaign. He was a close, personal friend of Johnson's vice-president,Hubert Humphrey .Kent married Alice Cooke in
Honolulu, Hawaii , on August 26, 1930. They had four children together, one of whom died at a young age. Roger Kent died on 1980.He was also the brother of
Sherman Kent .Notes
External links
* [http://mssa.library.yale.edu/findaids/stream.php?xmlfile=mssa.ms.1401.xml Roger Kent Papers]
* [http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/rkent.html Roger Kent - Marin County Free Library]
* [http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf438nb04r&chunk.id=dsc-1.3.7&brand=oac Roger Kent Papers at UC Berkeley]
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