Joseph Kent

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Joseph Kent
United States Senator from Maryland
In office March 4, 1833 – November 24, 1837
Preceded by	Samuel Smith
Succeeded by	William D. Merrick
19th Governor of Maryland
In office January 9, 1826 – January 15, 1829
Preceded by	Samuel Stevens, Jr.
Succeeded by	Daniel Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	Archibald Van Horne
Succeeded by	John Carlyle Herbert
In office March 4, 1819 – January 6, 1826
Preceded by	John Carlyle Herbert
Succeeded by	John Crompton Weems
Personal details
Born	(1779-01-14)January 14, 1779 Calvert County, Maryland
Died	November 24, 1837(1837-11-24) (aged 58) Bladensburg, Maryland
Political party	Whig

Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779 – November 24, 1837) was an American politician and planter who was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd congressional district of Maryland from 1811 to 1815 and again from 1819 to 1826, and as the 19th Governor of Maryland from 1826 to 1829.