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| date_of_death =April [[1914]]
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| occupation =Banker, lumber baron| religion =Catholic| spouse =[[Mary Ella Brent|Mary Ella Shuttleworth]]
| 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
}}
'''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]].