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made freeman in Boston, April 17, 1G37. He was gradiuited from Yale in IbS'J, and studied at the University of Berlin, Germany, lyitl-D^; was an instructor at the University of Cliicago, 1893-95, and in 1895 was made professor of Biblical liter- ature and history at Brown university. He re- ceived the degree of Ph.D. from Yale in 1891. He is the author of: Ontli)ies of Hebreiv History (1895); The Wise Men of Ancient Isixtel and their Proverbs ( 1895): A History of the Hebrew People: the United Kingdom (1896); The Divided King- dom (1897); The Messages of the Earlier Prophets (1898); -4 History of the Jewish People: the Baby- lonian, Persian and Greek Periods (1899); The Messages of the Later Prophets (1899). He also edited two series of text-books: The Historical Series for Bible Students and The Messages of the Bible.

KENT, Charles William, educator, was born in Louisa county, Va., Sept. 27, 1860; son of Robert M. and Sally G. (Hunter) Kent; grand- son of Abraham Kent and of John Hunter, and a descendant of James Kent, of Hanover, Va. He was graduated from the University of Vir- ginia, M.A., in 1882, having won the debaters' medal of the Jefferson society. He helped to organize the University school at Charleston, S.C., and was headmaster there, 1882-84. He then studied the German and English languages and literatures at the universities of Gottingen, Berlin and Leipzig, receiving from the last named the degrees, of A.M. and Ph.D. in 1887, his tliesis being " Teutonic Antiquities in Andreas and Elene." He returned to America in the fall of 1887 and was licentiate in modern languages in the University of Virginia, 1887, and lecturer on higlier education and English literature in the chief cities of the south. He was professor of English and German languages in the University of Tennessee, 1888-93, and in 1893 was made pro- fessor of English literature, occupying the newly- founded Linden Kent Memorial chair, University of Virginia. He was elected vice-president of the Modern Language association, and of the American Dialect society; member of the Amer- ican Philological association and of the execu- tive line, Virginia Historical society; vice-presi- dent of the State Sunday-School association; president of the University of Virginia Philo- sophical society, and president of the Poe Memorial association. He edited Cynewulf's "Elene"; Selected Poems of Burns; Tennyson's " Princess,*' an edition of John R. Thompson's poems; a memorial volume to Edgar Allen Poe and a text book on poetics.

KENT, Edward, governor of Maine, was born in Concord. N.H., Jan. 8, 1802. He was gradu- ated from Harvai'd college in 1821, was admitted to the bar and practised in Bangor, Maine, 1821-

77. He was a representative in the Maine legis- lature; mayor of Bangor, 183(5-37; governor of Maine, 1838-40, and a member of the Maine boundary commission in 1842. He was appointed U.S. consul at Rio de Janeiro by President Fill- more, serving 1849-53; and was associate justice of the supreme court of the state of Maine, 1859- 73. He was a member of the board of trustees of Colby university, Waterville, Maine, 1838-47, and that institution conferred on him the honor- ary degree of LL.D. in 1855. Ho died in Bangor, Maine, May 19, 1877.

KENT, Jacob Ford, soldier, was born in Pliila- delphia, Pa., Sept. 14, 1835; son of Rodolphus and Sarah (Deily) Kent; grandson of Rodolphus and Mary (Tutliill)Kent, and a descendant of Col. Jacob Ford of Morristown, N.J., and the Kents of England. He was appointed to the U.S. Military academy from Pennsylvania, July 1, 1856; was graduated in 1861, and was assigned to the 3d infantry. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, July 31, 1861; brevetted ma- jor. May 3, 1863, for gallant and meri- torious services in the battle of Marye's Heights, Va.; promot- ed captain, Jan. 8, 1864, and brevetted lieutenant-colonel, May 12, 1864, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Spottsylvania. Va. He was as- signed to the volunteer army as assistant in- spector-general with the rank of lieutenant- colonel, Jan. 1, 1863; brevetted colonel of volun- teers, Oct. 19, 1864, and was mustered out of the volunteer service, Aug. 31. 1865. He was pro- moted major and assigned to the 4th U.S. infan- try, July 1,1885; lieutenant-colonel and trans- ferred to the 18th infantrj', Jan. 15, 1891. and colonel in command of the 24tli colored infantry, April 25, 1895. He was commissioned brigadier- general of volunteers, Maj' 4, 1898, upon the outbreak of the war with Spain, and he com- manded the 1st division, 5th army corps, before Santiago de Cuba, took part in the capture of Fort San Juan and San Juan heiglits, July 1, 1898, and was promoted major-general of vol- unteers, July 8, 1898. He was promoted briga- dier-general in the regular army, Oct. 4, 1898, and on Oct. 15, 1898, was retired at his own re- quest after forty years' service. He was honora- bly discharged from the volunteer service, Nov. 30', 1898.

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