About John Kent
Lived 1301 – 1413 (aged 111–112). John Kent was a British and English politician.
John Kent (died 1413) was a politician from Reading in the English county of Berkshire.
John Kent was a mercer in the town of Reading and was elected Mayor there for the periods 1391–1392, 1393–1394, 1401–1402, 1405–1406 and 1409–1410. He was also elected a member (MP) of the parliament of England for Reading in October 1383, January 1390 and January 1404.
He is best remembered as a benefactor of St Laurence's Church where his memorial brass may still be seen.
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Who was John Kent?
British politician (1301-1413)
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John Kent was born in 1301.
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John Kent died in 1413.
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John Kent was a politician.
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