Francis Celestino Brent

Francis Celestino Brent
Born	May 12, 1848 Pensacola
Died	April 1914
Occupation	Banker, lumber baron
Religion	Catholic
Spouse	Mary Ella Shuttleworth
Parents	Thomas W. and Mercedes Brent
Children	Isabella Eugenia Brent Catherine Mercedes Brent Thomas William Brent (II) Mary Ella Brent (II) Celestine Angela Brent Francis Celestino Brent Jr. Daniel Carroll Brent Cora Emily Brent George Shuttleworth Brent Genevieve Anna Brent Robert Innnocent Brent William Louis Brent Frances Louise Brent

Francis Celestino Brent was a prominent citizen of Pensacola in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Brent was born in Pensacola on May 12, 1848. When Brent was sixteen years of age the American Civil War broke out, and despite his age, Brent managed to enlist in the Confederate Army. Brent's father Thomas served as a captain in the Confederate Navy. At some point, the junior Brent was taken as a prisoner of War by the Union and incarcerated at Ship Island off the coast of Mississippi. However, Brent was eventually pardoned at Vicksburg and made his way back to Pensacola.

In 1876, Brent established F. C. Brent and Co., a banking organisation. Brent later bought the First National Bank and folder his organisation into it. Brent also owned the Brent Lumber Company and an interest in the Cedar Creek Mill in Brewton. Brent's business interests varied; in at least 1885 he was on the board of directors of the Citizens' Hotel Company.

Civic leadership

Brent served on the Board of Commissioners of the Government of the Principality of Pensacola in at least 1885