San Francisco
County
ARTHUR
H. KENT
Arthur
H. Kent, lawyer, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on March 19, 1894; the son of
Sidney John and Alice Margaret (Taylor) Kent.
He received his A.B. magna cum laude
in 1917 from the University of Southern California, and the J.D. degree from
Leland Stanford University in 1925.
Mr. Kent was admitted to the
California bar on November 1, 1938, and is in practice at San Francisco as
senior partner of the firm of Kent and Brookes.
Served as assistant professor of law
at the University of Oregon, 1925 to 1926; associate professor of law at
University of Cincinnati, 1926-1927; professor of law, secretary of Law School,
and Dean of Pre-Professional Students, University of Chicago, 1927 to 1935;
visiting professor of law at various times at University of Michigan, Columbia
University, Stanford University, University of California, West Virginia
University, University of Washington and University of North Carolina.
Mr. Kent served as assistant chief
counsel and acting chief counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Washington, D.C., from 1934 to 1936, and as assistant general counsel for
United States Treasury Department from 1936 to 1938, acting as Tax Legislative
Counsel. He served for many years as a member of the Committee on Federal
Income Tax, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association, and other committees
of that section, and since 1949 has been a member of the Council of the Section
of Taxation. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Tax Procedure for
the United States Treasury Department. Mr. Kent has written extensively for law
reviews and other publications, principally in the field of the Law of
Taxation.
Member of the American Bar
Association, American Judicature Society, California Historical Society, the
State Bar of California, San Francisco Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa, Phi
Beta Kappa Associates, Order of the Coif, Phi Delta Phi and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; member of the United States Supreme Court Bar; belongs to the Bohemian
Club of San Francisco.
On August 22, 1919, Mr. Kent married
Estrelle Mae Cook, and they have one daughter,
Margaret Lillian. The family residence is in San Mateo, California.
Offices: 1720 Mills Tower, San Francisco, California.
Transcribed By: Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: “Eminent Californians 1953”,
by Lee E. Johnson & C. W. Taylor. Pages 335-336, C. W. Taylor Publ., Palo
Alto, California, 1953.
© 2014 Cecelia M. Setty.
San Francisco County Biographies