Robert Craig Kent (November 28, 1828 – April 30, 1905) was an attorney and

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from the Commonwealth of

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. A graduate of Princeton University, Kent was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1853 and commenced the practice of law in Wytheville. After several years of successful private practice, Kent was elected as the

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for Wythe County, then twice to the

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. In 1894, he won election to a four-year term as the 17th

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* 1828 births 1905 deaths Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Lieutenant governors of Virginia Princeton University alumni People from Wytheville, Virginia County and city commonwealth's attorneys in Virginia 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly {{Virginia-delegate-stub