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See also
Robert
S. Chilton, Jr. —
Richard
Pretlow Ernst —
George
Mason |
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Brent, George William
(1821-1872) —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), 1821.
Son of George Brent and Elizabeth (Parsons) Brent.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
2, 1872 (age about 50
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
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Brent, H. M. —
U.S. Consul in Callao, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, J. H. —
of McComb, Pike
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1944.
Still living as of 1944.
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Brent, J. J. —
of McComb, Pike
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, Joseph L. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Sault SAINTE Marie, 1927; Cairo, 1929; Paris, 1932; U.S. Consul in Istanbul, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, Joseph Lancaster (d.
1905) —
of Los
Angeles County, Calif.; New River, Ascension
Parish, La.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 1st District, 1856-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1876.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., 1905.
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Brent, Richard
(1757-1814) —
of Virginia.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1757.
Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1788, 1793-94, 1800-01; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1795-99, 1801-03 (18th District
1795-97, at-large 1797-99, 1801-03); member of Virginia
state senate, 1808-10; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1809-14; died in office 1814.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
30, 1814 (age about 57
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Stafford County, Va.
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Brent, Robert —
of Washington,
D.C.
Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1802-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, Robert James
(1811-1872) —
also known as Robert J. Brent —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., May 12,
1811.
Son of William Leigh Brent and Maria
(Fenwick) Brent (1792-1836).
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1851; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1860.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
4, 1872 (age 60 years, 268
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, Thomas Ludwell Lee
(1784-1845) —
also known as Thomas L. L. Brent —
of Virginia.
Born in 1784.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1825-34.
Died August
18, 1845 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Brent, William, Jr.
(1783-1848) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1783.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Argentina, 1844-46.
Died in 1848
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Brent, William Leigh
(1784-1848) —
also known as William L. Brent —
of St. Martinville, St. Martin
Parish, La.
Born in Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., February
20, 1784.
Son of Robert Brent (1759-1810) and Dorothy (Leigh) Brent.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1823-29.
Died in St. Martinville, St. Martin
Parish, La., July 7,
1848 (age 64 years, 138
days).
Interment at St.
Martin's Catholic Cemetery, St. Martinville, La.
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