1708 - 1788
Benjamin Kent Attorney
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1707
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| Birthplace |
Boston, Massachusetts, British America
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| Died |
1788
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| Place of Death |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Occupation Text |
Lawyer
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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Benjamin Kent (1708–1788) was Massachusetts Attorney General (1776-1777) and then acting Attorney General during much of Robert Treat Paine's tenure (1777-1785). He was appointed seven successive terms. Prior to the American Revolution, Kent was notable for his representation of slaves suing their masters for their freedom, which contributed to the demise of slavery in Massachusetts. He was a member of the North End Caucus and prominent member of the Sons of Liberty, which formed to protest the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765. The efforts of the Sons of Liberty created the foundation for the Boston Tea Party. Kent called for independence early in the American Revolution.
