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{{Infobox Biography | {{Infobox Biography | ||
| subject_name =Francis Celestino Brent | | subject_name =Francis Celestino Brent | ||
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| date_of_birth =[[May 12]], [[1848]] | | date_of_birth =[[May 12]], [[1848]] | ||
| place_of_birth =Pensacola | | place_of_birth =Pensacola | ||
− | | date_of_death = | + | | date_of_death =April [[1914]] |
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| occupation =Banker, lumber baron | | occupation =Banker, lumber baron | ||
| religion =[[:Category:Catholics|Catholic]] | | religion =[[:Category:Catholics|Catholic]] | ||
| spouse =[[Mary Ella Brent|Mary Ella Shuttleworth]] | | spouse =[[Mary Ella Brent|Mary Ella Shuttleworth]] | ||
− | | parents =[[Thomas | + | | parents =[[Thomas W. Brent|Thomas W.]] and [[Mercedes Gonzalez Brent|Mercedes Brent]] |
| children =Isabella Eugenia Brent<br/>Catherine Mercedes Brent<br/>Thomas William Brent (II)<br/>Mary Ella Brent (II)<br/>Celestine Angela Brent<br/>Francis Celestino Brent Jr.<br/>Daniel Carroll Brent<br/>Cora Emily Brent<br/>George Shuttleworth Brent<br/>Genevieve Anna Brent<br/>Robert Innnocent Brent<br/>William Louis Brent<br/>Frances Louise Brent | | children =Isabella Eugenia Brent<br/>Catherine Mercedes Brent<br/>Thomas William Brent (II)<br/>Mary Ella Brent (II)<br/>Celestine Angela Brent<br/>Francis Celestino Brent Jr.<br/>Daniel Carroll Brent<br/>Cora Emily Brent<br/>George Shuttleworth Brent<br/>Genevieve Anna Brent<br/>Robert Innnocent Brent<br/>William Louis Brent<br/>Frances Louise Brent | ||
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'''Francis Celestino Brent''' was a prominent citizen of Pensacola in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | '''Francis Celestino Brent''' was a prominent citizen of Pensacola in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | ||
− | + | Brent was born in Pensacola on [[May 12]], [[1848]]. When Brent was sixteen years of age the [[Wikipedia:American Civil War|American Civil War]] broke out, and despite his age, Brent managed to enlist in the Confederate Army. Brent's father Thomas served as a captain in the Confederate Navy. At some point, the junior Brent was taken as a prisoner of War by the Union and incarcerated at [[Wikipedia:Ship Island (Mississippi)|Ship Island]] off the coast of Mississippi. However, Brent was eventually pardoned at Vicksburg and made his way back to Pensacola. | |
− | + | In [[1876]], Brent established [[F. C. Brent and Co.]], a banking organisation. Brent later bought the First National Bank and folder his organisation into it. Brent also owned the [[Brent Lumber Company]] and an interest in the [[Cedar Creek Mill]] in [[Brewton]]. | |
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