George William Brent | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Alexandria, Virginia district | |
| In office January 12, 1852 – December 4, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Wellington Gordon |
| Succeeded by | James Keith Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1821 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Died | January 2, 1872 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Occupation | planter, lawyer, Confederate officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Confederate Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Staff officer to Generals Braxton Bragg, P. G. T. Beauregard, Joseph E. Johnston |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George William Brent (1821–1872), was a Virginia lawyer and politician, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. He represented Fauquier County and Rappahannock Counties in the Virginia Senate and Alexandria, Virginia in the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861.