Edward Kent

Edward Kent
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office 1859–1873
12th and 15th Governor of Maine
In office January 13, 1841 – January 5, 1842
Preceded by	Richard H. Vose
Succeeded by	John Fairfield
In office January 19, 1838 – January 2, 1839
Preceded by	Robert P. Dunlap
Succeeded by	John Fairfield
2nd Mayor of Bangor, Maine
In office 1836–1837
Preceded by	Allen Gilman
Succeeded by	Rufus Dwinel
Member of the Maine Senate
In office 1831–1833
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1802 Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	May 19, 1877 (aged 75) Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Political party	Whig

Edward Kent (January 8, 1802 – May 19, 1877) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th and 15th Governor of Maine. He was among the last prominent members of the Whig Party in Maine before it collapsed in favor of the Republicans. He is the only Maine governor to have been elected to two non-consecutive terms (1838–39 and 1841–42), though his second term was through direct appointment by the Whig-dominated Maine Legislature.