Researching Edward Brenton
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The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
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Some Famous People called Edward Brenton
Edward Brabazon Brenton
Edward Brabazon Brenton (April 22, 1763 – March 11, 1845) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
He was born in Halifax, the son of James Brenton and Rebecca Scott. Brenton studied law at Lincoln's Inn; he was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1785 and set up practice in Halifax. He married Catherine Taylor in 1791. In 1793, he was named judge advocate for the Nova Scotia military district. He was named deputy judge advocate general for British North America in 1799. In 1805, he was named to the Nova Scotia Council. He was appointed a revenue commissioner and surrogate to the judge for the vice admiralty court in 1810. From 1811 to 1815, he served as civil secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, George Prevost, returning to England with Prevost. In 1825, he went to Newfoundland as colonial secretary with the new governor, Thomas John Cochrane. The following year, he was named assistant judge in the Supreme Court. In 1838, he took a leave of absence from the bench due to poor health. Brenton died in England at Royal Leamington Spa at the age of 81.
Source: Edward Brabazon Brenton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Pelham Brenton
Captain Edward Pelham Brenton (20 July 1774 – 13 April 1839) was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who military career was relatively quiet, apart from involvement in the capture of Martinique in 1809. Brenton became famous in the aftermath of the war, when he published the Naval History of Great Britain from the Year 1783 to 1822 in 1823. The book was popular, but Brenton was criticised at the time and since for his failure to distinguish between fact and rumour as well as his partisan political leanings. In Brenton's later life, he was heavily involved in charitable enterprises in the poorer areas of London with mixed success.
Source: Edward Pelham Brenton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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