Richard Brent (politician)

Richard Brent
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1809 – December 30, 1814
Preceded byAndrew Moore
Succeeded byJames Barbour
Member of the Virginia Senate from Prince William and Fairfax Counties
In office
1808–1809
Preceded byJohn C. Hunter
Succeeded byWilliam Tyler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byLeven Powell
Succeeded byThomas Claiborne
In office
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byRichard B. Lee
Succeeded byLeven Powell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince William County
In office
1800–1801
In office
1793–1795
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County
In office
1788–1789
Personal details
Born1757 (1757)
Stafford County, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedDecember 30, 1814(1814-12-30) (aged 56–57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Richard Brent (1757 – December 30, 1814) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician who represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate, and at various times Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties as he served at various times in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly.

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