Kent, Alfred Abraham, 1858-1944.

Alfred Abraham Kent (1858-1944) was a physician and businessman of Lenoir, N.C. Kent was educated at the University of North Carolina and Jefferson Medical College. He served as a member of the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, 1903-1908; member of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1911; and as president of the North Carolina Medical Society, 1912. He also had business interests in Kent Furniture Company, Kent-Coffey Company, Kent-Coffey Furniture Company, and Citizens Building and Loan Association, all of Lenoir, N.C. After his retirement in 1925, he moved to Winter Park, Fla.

From the guide to the Alfred Abraham Kent Papers, ., 1828-1944, (bulk 1895-1930), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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