Kent

(kènt,) a S.S.E. co. of England, of which kingdom it has been termed the garden, separated from the French coast by the Straits of Dover. It is noted for its rich soil and fine woodlands. Area, 1,557 sq. m.; C. Maid stone. Pop. 847,507. Kent, in New Brunswick, an E. co., washed by North umber land Strait, an inlet of the N. Atlantic; area, 1,400 sq. m.; C. Liverpool. Pop. 19,101.-In Canada W., a S.W. co., b. by Lakes Erie and St. Clair; area, 870 sq. miles; C. Chas am. Pop. 29,520.-In Delaware, a central co., on Delaware Bay; area, 240 sq. miles; C. Dover. Pop. 29,804.-In Maryland, a N.E. co., skirted by Chesapeake Bay; area, 240 sq. m.; C. Chester town. Pop. 17,102.-In Michigan, a S.W.co.; area, 760 sq. m.; C. Grand Rapids. Pop. 50,403.-In Rhode Island, a W. central co., b. E. by Narragansett Bay; area, 180 sq. m.; C. East Green wich. Pop. 18,595. Kent, JAMES, an eminent American jurist, B. in Putnam co., New York, 1763. His most important work, Commentaries on American Law, is a production of great literary merit, and a work of high authority in England as well as in the U. States. D. 1847. [s. 514]