James Fenwick Brent

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James Fenwick Brent

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Birthplace: St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1847 (33)
Rapides, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Place of Burial: McNutt, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rep. William Leigh Brent, (R-LA) and Maria Brent
Husband of Laura Harriet Brent
Father of Frances Maria Wells; Ida Fenwick Wells; Alice Overton Brent and Laura Pauline Maddox
Brother of Robert James Brent; Henrietta Brent; William Leigh Brent; Sarah Anne Bodfish; Edward Cole Watkins Brent and 4 others

Occupation: Lawyer, delegate to the 1845 Louisiana Constitution Convention
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About James Fenwick Brent

James Fenwick Brent (1814-1847) became a prominent lawyer in Louisiana, and married the daughter of General Walter Hampden Overton. He predeceased his father (and within two years of serving as a delegate to Louisiana's constitutional convention of 1845).

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James Fenwick Brent's Timeline

1814
February 3, 1814
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
1839
June 14, 1839
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
1840
October 29, 1840
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
1842
May 20, 1842
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
1844
March 28, 1844
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
1847
June 15, 1847
Age 33
Rapides, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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McNutt Cemetery, McNutt, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States