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| image_caption  =''D.G. Brent seated at far right''
 
| date_of_birth  =[[April 17]], [[1842]]
 
| date_of_birth  =[[April 17]], [[1842]]
 
| place_of_birth =Washington, D.C.
 
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| parents        =[[Thomas William Brent|Thomas W.]] and [[Mercedes Gonzalez Brent|Mercedes Brent]]
 
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'''Daniel Gonzalez Brent''' was a member of the prominent [[Brent family]].
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'''Daniel Gonzalez Brent''' ([[1842]]-[[1918]]) was a member of the prominent [[Brent family]].
  
 
==Military service==
 
==Military service==
 
Prior to the Civil War, D. G. Brent served in the U.S. Army.  He was promoted to corporal before being discharged.
 
Prior to the Civil War, D. G. Brent served in the U.S. Army.  He was promoted to corporal before being discharged.
  
In the midst of the Civil War, Brent was appointed second lieutenant in the [[Confederate States Marine Corps|Confederate Marine Corps]].  He served as acting assistant quartermaster for Savannah, Georgia from May 1863 through the middle of 1864.  His whereabouts for the remainder of 1864 are unaccounted for.  At some point near the end of the war in 1865, Brent was stationed on the ''CSS Macon'' and later the ''CSS Sampson''.
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At the start of the [[Civil War]], Brent joined [[E. A. Perry]]'s "[[Rifle Rangers]]." He was later appointed second lieutenant in the [[Wikipedia:Confederate States Marine Corps|Confederate Marine Corps]].  He served as acting assistant quartermaster for Savannah, Georgia from May 1863 through the middle of 1864.  His whereabouts for the remainder of 1864 are unaccounted for.  At some point near the end of the war in 1865, Brent was stationed on the ''CSS Macon'' and later the ''CSS Sampson''.
  
 
==Life after the military==
 
==Life after the military==
After the end of the Civil War, Brent returned to the Gulf Coast area.  In Mobile, Brent worked at the ''Times'' and ''Register'' newspapers.  He later returned to Pensacola, where he took a job managing his brother [[F. C. Brent]]'s [[Brent Lumber Company]].  He later served as collector of the [[Port of Pensacola]] and a banker at the Brent-controlled [[First National Bank of Pensacola]].
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After the end of the Civil War, Brent returned to the Gulf Coast area.  In Mobile, Brent worked at the ''Times'' and ''Register'' newspapers.  He later returned to Pensacola, where he took a job managing his brother [[F. C. Brent]]'s [[Brent Lumber Company]].  He later served as collector of customs at the [[Port of Pensacola]] and a banker at the Brent-controlled [[First National Bank of Pensacola]].
  
 
D. G. Brent died at his home in Pensacola on [[November 28]], [[1918]], of arteriosclerosis.
 
D. G. Brent died at his home in Pensacola on [[November 28]], [[1918]], of arteriosclerosis.
  
 
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==References==
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*[http://www.pnj.com/html/news/stmichaels/articles/brent.shtml Researching St. Michaels] project, Tiffany Goldhamer
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*[http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/pensionfiles/getRecord.asp?fapplication=A06530&Surname=BRENT&given_names=Daniel%20Gonzales&application_year=1914&total_pages=%2014 Confederate pension application]
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[[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Catholics|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Brent family|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Confederate soldiers|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Bankers|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]]
 
[[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Catholics|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Brent family|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Confederate soldiers|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]] [[Category:Bankers|Brent, Daniel Gonzalez]]

Latest revision as of 21:25, 6 July 2008

Daniel Gonzalez Brent
Bankers.jpg
D.G. Brent seated at far right
Born April 17, 1842
Washington, D.C.
Died November 28, 1918
Pensacola
Religion Catholic
Spouse Unmarried
Parents Thomas W. and Mercedes Brent
DGBrent-Signature.png

Daniel Gonzalez Brent (1842-1918) was a member of the prominent Brent family.

Military service[edit]

Prior to the Civil War, D. G. Brent served in the U.S. Army. He was promoted to corporal before being discharged.

At the start of the Civil War, Brent joined E. A. Perry's "Rifle Rangers." He was later appointed second lieutenant in the Confederate Marine Corps. He served as acting assistant quartermaster for Savannah, Georgia from May 1863 through the middle of 1864. His whereabouts for the remainder of 1864 are unaccounted for. At some point near the end of the war in 1865, Brent was stationed on the CSS Macon and later the CSS Sampson.

Life after the military[edit]

After the end of the Civil War, Brent returned to the Gulf Coast area. In Mobile, Brent worked at the Times and Register newspapers. He later returned to Pensacola, where he took a job managing his brother F. C. Brent's Brent Lumber Company. He later served as collector of customs at the Port of Pensacola and a banker at the Brent-controlled First National Bank of Pensacola.

D. G. Brent died at his home in Pensacola on November 28, 1918, of arteriosclerosis.

References[edit]