Robert Brent
Robert Brent | |
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Robert Brent portrait painting, circa 1805 | |
| 1st Mayor of the City of Washington | |
| In office 1802–1812 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Rapine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1764 Woodstock, Stafford County, Virginia |
| Died | September 7, 1819 (aged 54–55) Washington, D.C. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Spouse | Mary Young |
| Children | William Brent Jr. |
| Relatives | John Carroll (uncle) |
| Profession | Quarry owner |
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Robert Brent (1764 – September 7, 1819) was the first mayor of the City of Washington, federal capital of the United States of America. Brent was born into a prominent Catholic family, members of which emigrated to the Maryland colony in the 17th century and for which the Brent Society is named.