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Robert James Brent (1811-1872) married Matilda Lawrence of Hagerstown, Maryland. He practiced law in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and was the last Attorney General under the Maryland constitution replaced in 1851 (his father William Leigh Brent helped to legislate himself out of what had been a lifetime office).
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From The Alexandria (VA) Gazette, of Monday, Feb. 5, 1872:
Robert J. Brent, Esq., one of the most prominent members of the Baltimore bar, died at his residence in that city yesterday morning. He had been a great sufferer from a complication of diseases for many years.
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From The Baltimore American and Commercial Advertiser of Monday, Feb. 5, 1872
Sunday, Feb. 4, Robert J. Brent, Esq., eldest son of the late William Leigh and Maria Fenwick Brent, in the 61st year of his age.
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From The (Columbia SC) Daily Phoenix of Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1872:
Baltimore, Feb. 5 - All the courts are closed, in respect to Robert J. Brent's death.
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1811 |
May 12, 1811
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Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Territory, United States
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1836 |
1836
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Maryland, United States
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1837 |
1837
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1840 |
1840
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Maryland, United States
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1842 |
1842
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Maryland, United States
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1844 |
1844
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Louisiana, United States
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1845 |
February 2, 1845
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Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
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1848 |
1848
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Maryland, United States
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1852 |
1852
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Maryland, United States
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