Sir Walter George Kent CBE (3 August 1858 – 11 November 1938) was a British businessman who was chairman and managing director of the engineering firm George Kent Ltd which was started by his father, George Kent, in 1838. He was appointed a CBE in 1918 and was knighted in 1929 for political services; he was at the time chairman of the Luton Conservative Association.[1]

Sir Walter Kent
Born
Walter George Kent

3 August 1858
Bloomsbury, London
Died11 November 1938 (aged 80)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Chairman and Managing Director
SpouseAlice Louisa Kent
ChildrenSon and two daughters

Kent died following an operation during the Two-Minute Silence on Armistice Day, while in a Harrow nursing home.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kent, Sir Walter George, (1858–11 Nov. 1938". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Sir Walter Kent". The Times. 14 November 1938. p. 14.