Brent was born at Rotherhithe on 21 Aug. 1808, and was the eldest son of a father of the same name, a shipbuilder there, who about the year 1821 removed to Canterbury, and became thrice mayor of the city and deputy-lieutenant of the county. His mother was Susannah, third daughter of the Rev. Sampson Kingsford of Sturry, near Canterbury. In his early days Brent carried on the business of a miller, occupied for many years a seat on the council of the Canterbury corporation, and was elected an alderman, but resigned that position on being appointed city treasurer.
Brent was born at Rotherhithe on 21 Aug. 1808, and was the eldest son of a father of the same name, a shipbuilder there, who about the year 1821 removed to Canterbury, and became thrice mayor of the city and deputy-lieutenant of the county.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Brent
Brent
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
21
21
NUM
CD
obl
Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing
August
Aug.
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1808
1808
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
old
eldest
ADJ
JJS
conj
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
shipbuilder
shipbuilder
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1821
1821
NUM
CD
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
remove
removed
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Canterbury
Canterbury
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
thrice
thrice
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
mayor
mayor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
deputy
deputy
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Number=Sing
lieutenant
lieutenant
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
county
county
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His mother was Susannah, third daughter of the Rev. Sampson Kingsford of Sturry, near Canterbury.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
Susannah
Susannah
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
third
third
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Rev.
Rev.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sampson
Sampson
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kingsford
Kingsford
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sturry
Sturry
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
near
near
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Canterbury
Canterbury
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In his early days Brent carried on the business of a miller, occupied for many years a seat on the council of the Canterbury corporation, and was elected an alderman, but resigned that position on being appointed city treasurer.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Brent
Brent
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
carry
carried
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
miller
miller
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
occupy
occupied
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
seat
seat
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
council
council
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Canterbury
Canterbury
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
corporation
corporation
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
elect
elected
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
alderman
alderman
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
resign
resigned
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
position
position
NOUN
NN
mark
on
on
SCONJ
IN
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
appoint
appointed
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
treasurer
treasurer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.