Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
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discussing Judge william Cranch. Mr..
Clark says that the Judge was in sym
pathy with the establishment of manu-
featuring enterprises in Washington
and that Mayor Robert Brent, June 5.
1903, called a meeting of citizens at
Stelle's Hotel for the 21st. to consider
the expediency of a plan for encourag-
ing domestic manufactures. Mayor
Brent was chairman of the meeting and
John Law the secretary. Samuel h
Smith. editor of the Intelligencer. Of
fered a series Of resolutions.
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The committee to formulate the plan
comprised Samuel H. Smith, Cornelius
Cunningham. Nathaniel Cutting. George
Blagden, Butler Cooke and Robert
Brent. AS one result, the Columbia
Manufacturing Company was organized
and it established cotton mill on
Greenleaf point. William Brent, Will
liam Cranch and George Blagden were
among the commissioners appointed by
Robert Brent to receive subscriptions.
The first board of directors of this COM
pany consisted of Robert Brent. presi-
dent: Nicholas King, Michael Nourse,
William Cranch, Charles Jones. Samuel
H. Smith. John P. Van Ness. Thomas
Robert Brent was one of the curators
of the Columbian Institute, which was
organized in 1916 and chartered by
Congress in 1918. This institution for
the requirement and diffusion of use
full knowledge was the outgrowth of
the Metropolitan Society. literary and
scientific association. and from the Co
lumbar Institute grew the National
Museum, and it is believed also the
National Botanic Garden. On the or
ganization of the institute the Presi-
dent of the United States was named
as it's president. The vice presidents
were: Rev. Andrew Hunter, DR.. J. T.
Schaaff, Thomas Law and Joseph An
derson Overton Carr was the treasur-
err, Nathaniel Cutting secretary. and
the curators were E. B. Caldwell, John
Law, Roger c. Weightman and Robert
Brent The general committee were
Samuel Harrison Smith. DIR. Alexander
McWilliams. Benjamin H. Latrobe, DR..
J. H. Brereton. Walter Jones, DR.. Henry
HUNT, DIR. William Thornton, George
Watterston. BENJAMIN Romans Edmund
Law. William w. Seaton, Col. William
Tatem, DR.. John H. Blake and Joseph
Mechlin.
It was some time about 1900 that Rob-
ert Brent built the house at the south
18th street southwest. 1t was SUD
stantial two-story and attic prick
structure and in that house he died on
Tuesday, September I. 1919.
The Rambler found the following no
tice, edged with a heavy black border,
in the National Intelligencer OF Thurs
day, September 3, 1879:
On Tuesday evening. after painful and pro-
tracted illness. worthy fellow citizen, Rooert
Brent ESQ., late Psymaes ee Genrt for the h
county of Washington. No man has enjoyed
more esteem than he His honorable and viz
tuous character commanded general respect.
which his amiable and benignant temper ana
manners ripened into warm attachment on the
part of those who personally knew him.
In the National Intelligencer Of oc-
tober 81, 1910, the Rambler found what
follows:
To Rent-The house lately occupied by Robert
Brent. deceased, and the adjoining house situat-
ed on Maryland near the Washington
bridge. These houses so constructed as to
form two separate fenaments or one onI!, ana
in the latter case admirably suited for an
extensive boarding house. containing large
number of apartments Attached to the premi-
ses are two back Kitchens smokehoBse, stables
and carriage house. Adjoining the same Is an
extensive and very productive garden. which
would be rented with the houses or not at the
option Of the person renting. The steamboat
passengers are landed at the company's wharf
only few steps from this property
Likewise to rent lease for term Of years
n tract Of land bordering on the city and ad-
joining the Tyber mill. This tract contains
about eighty acres and consists principally
tered and could be conveniently divided into lots
of five more acres.
For terms apply to Joseph Pearson or Robert
7. Brent, near the bridge.
In the graveyard around St Johns
Catholic Church, Forest Glen. are a
number of Brent tombs, but the tomb
which seems to be of greatest interest
to strangers is one inscribed: Here
lies the remains of Eleanor Carroll
Wife of Daniel Carroll, Esq, Mother of
Archbishop Carroll. Died Febry: g.
1896, aged 80 Years. Here the Rev.
John Carroll built the First st. John.
1774 Was made Bishop of Baltimore.
1790-Archbi bishop, 1908"
Among the Brent tombs the Rambler
has read the following inscriptions:
Sacred to the memory Of William Brent.
Born at Aqua, Stafford County. Virginia, Died
in Washington d. c.. December Is. 1s4s. Aged
10 Years, and Elizabeth Brent. Relict Of William
Brent. Born in Charles County, Maryland. Died