William Rice Kent (27 February 1873 – 8 March 1956) was an Irish politician from

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. Kent and three brothers—

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David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and Richard—were involved in a gunfight with the

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(RIC) at their home, Bawnard, in

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in May 1916, following the

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, in which Richard was killed, as well as a head constable. Thomas was court-martialled for the killing and executed, and David was sentenced to death, which was commuted to life imprisonment, but William was acquitted. He was first elected as a

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(TD) for the Cork East constituency at the September 1927 general election. He lost his seat at the 1932 general election. He was elected as a National Centre Party TD at the 1933 general election. Unlike the other members of his party, he did not join

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when the National Centre Party merged with

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in September 1933. He did not contest the 1937 general election. His brother David Kent was a

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TD for Cork East from 1918 to 1927.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, William 1873 births 1956 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs National Centre Party (Ireland) TDs Independent TDs Fine Gael TDs Members of the 6th Dáil Members of the 8th Dáil Politicians from County Cork

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