Thomas Hurley Brents
Thomas Hurley Brents | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Orange Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Charles Stewart Voorhees |
| Constituency | Washington Territory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1840 Florence, Illinois |
| Died | October 23, 1916 (aged 75) Walla Walla, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Thomas Hurley Brents (December 24, 1840 – October 23, 1916) was an American politician and attorney in the Pacific Northwest. A native of Illinois, he was raised in Oregon where he served in the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican, he later lived in California and then Washington Territory where he was the Congressional Delegate for the territory from 1879 to 1885.