Samuel Kent (MP)
For the United States judge, see Samuel B. Kent.
Samuel Kent (c. 1683 – October 8, 1759) was M.P. for Ipswich, in the 8th, 9th and 10th Parliament of Great Britain,[1] sitting from January 23, 1735[2] to his death in 1759.[3]
He was a younger son of Thomas Kent of Christchurch, Southwark,a Norway merchant.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey for 1729-30.[4] He served as "Distiller to the Court" in 1739.[5]
He married Sarah, the daughter of Richard Dean, skinner, of London, and had 2 sons and a daughter.[4]
References
- ↑ Beatson at p. 182
- ↑ Beatson at p. vii
- ↑ House of Commons constituencies beginning with "I": Ipswitch (Suffolk), Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page, accessed January 7, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "KENT, Samuel (c.1683-1759), of Vauxhall, Surr. and Fornham St. Genevieve, Suff.". History of Parliament Onlne. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ Beatson at p. 182, n.9
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament, from the Union in 1708, to the Third Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 1807: From the Union in 1708, to the Third Parliament Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland in 1807, Volume 1, printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme by J. Chalmers & Co., 1807; Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament at Google Books (PDF)
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Philip Broke William Wollaston |
Member of Parliament for Ipswich 1734–1759 With: William Wollaston to 1741 Edward Vernon 1741–57 Thomas Staunton from 1757 |
Succeeded by George Montgomerie Thomas Staunton |