Walter George Kent

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
Died	11 November 1938 (aged 80) Harrow, London
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Chairman and Managing Director
Spouse	Alice Louisa Kent
Children	Son and two daughters

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