Brent, Richard, 1757-1814

found: Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Carroll, Daniel. Papers of Daniel Carroll, 1662-1920(Brent, Richard, 1757-1814; corresp.)

found: Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed March 22, 2024(Brent, Richard, (uncle of William Leigh Brent, nephew of Daniel Carroll), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at 'Richland,' on the Potomac River, at Aquia Creek, Stafford County, Va., in 1757; studied law; admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County in 1788 and from Prince William County in 1793, 1794, 1800, and 1801; elected to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1799); elected again to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1803); member, State Senate 1808-1810; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1809, until his death in Washington, D.C., on December 30, 1814; interment in the family burial ground at 'Richland,' on the Potomac River, at Aquia Creek.)