William Kent (Australian politician)

William Kent (29 March 1856 – 5 February 1906) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

William Kent
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Burnett
In office
25 March 1899 – 27 August 1904
Preceded byWilliam John Ryott Maughan
Succeeded byAlfred Jones
Personal details
Born
William Kent

(1856-03-29)29 March 1856
Jondaryan, Colony of New South Wales
Died5 February 1906(1906-02-05) (aged 49)
Oakey, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeDrayton and Toowoomba Cemetery
Political partyMinisterial
SpouseEmily Celia Sly (m.1882 d.1952)
OccupationStation proprietor

Biography

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Kent was born at Jondaryan, Colony of New South Wales (the area would become part of the Colony of Queensland three years later), the son of William Kent Snr. and his wife Martha (née Turner) and he was educated privately and in Sydney. For his entire working life Kent worked on stations in the Burnett area of Queensland.[1]

On 29 November 1882 he married Emily Celia Sly (died 1952)[2] and together had five sons and two daughters.[1] Kent died in February 1906 at Oakey and was buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[3]

Public career

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Kent won the seat of Burnett in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1899 Queensland colonial election.[4] He held the seat until 1904 when he did not stand at the year's general election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Deceased searchToowoomba Regional Council Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ^ "The Brisbane Courier (QLD. : 1864 - 1933) - 29 Mar 1899 - p5". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LV, no. 12, 858. Queensland, Australia. 29 March 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "BURNETT (1)". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXI, no. 14, 548. Queensland, Australia. 29 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Burnett
1899–1904
Succeeded by