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Carrie Brown Kent (September 23, 1923 – June 17, 2009) or Carrie Kent Brown was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Kent was a member of an all-woman city government formed for the newly chartered town of Walthourville, Georgia in 1974. In 1978 she was elected mayor of the town, becoming the first African American woman mayor in Georgia. She held that position for 24 years.

Biography
Carrie Brown was born September 23, 1923 in Walterboro, South Carolina, the daughter of Henry and Lucile Brown. She was raised and educated in Bryan County, Georgia.

She married George W. Kent and the couple had ten children.

She was an ordained protestant evangelist.

Governor Jimmy Carter appointed her to Walthourville's first city council in 1974, entirely composed of women. That all-woman government was re-elected later that year.

Four years later, she ran for and won the position of mayor in a runoff. When she was first elected mayor she was one of only five African-american women mayors in the country. She served as mayor of Walthourville for 24 years, during which time the city's population doubled.



Kent died on June 17, 2009 in Hinesville, Georgia

in april "we can meet more people and men appreciate us more" in december she was "prepared to be good loser and wonderful winner" in december she was optimistic about election several mentions & photo in ran for post 2 against man man withdrew, leaving her unopposed, she won with 159 votes. 227 of 237 voters turned out

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