Background
Kent, Frederick Heber was born on April 26, 1905 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States. Son of Heber and Juanita (McDuffie) Kent.
Kent, Frederick Heber was born on April 26, 1905 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States. Son of Heber and Juanita (McDuffie) Kent.
Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, University Georgia, 1926.
Practiced in, Jacksonville, Florida of counsel, Kent, Ridge & Crawford, Jacksonville, Florida Chairman of the Board, Kent Theatres, Inc. president, Kent Enterprises, Inc., Kent Properties, Inc.
Chairman local American Red Cross, 1934, 1950. President Jacksonville's 50 Years of Progress Association, 1951. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, president, 1946-1950.
Board directors JacksonvilleCommunity Chest-United Fund, 1955-1959, president, 1958-1959. Chairman Florida State Plant Board, 1955-1956. Board control (regents) Florida Institutions of Higher Learning, 1953-1958, chairman, 1955-1956.
Board directors Riverside Hospital Association, 1956-1976, president, 1964-1965. Chairman State Junior College Council, 1962-1972. Member of advisory committee Florida Higher Education Facilities Act, 1963, 64.
Chairman of the board of trustees Florida Community College, Jacksonville, 1965-1971. Member Select Council onPost High School Education in Florida, 1967, Florida Governor's Common for Quality Education, 1967. Trustee Bolles School, Jacksonville, 1954-1965, Theatre Jacksonville, 1966-1976.
Chairman Florida Quadricentennial Commission, 1962-1965. Member Jacksonville City Council, 1933-1937. Member Florida Democratic Executive Committee, 1938-1940.
Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association, International Bar Association, Jacksonville Bar Association, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, American Judicature Society, Society Colonial Wars, American Legion, Rotary (president 1958-1959), Timuquana Country Club (past president), Florida Yacht Club, Seminole Club (past president), Friars Club, Ye Mystic Revelers, Ponte Vedra Club, River Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Norma C. Futch, April 25, 1929. Children: Frederick Heber, Norma Futch K. Lockwood, John Bradford, James Cleveland.