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About James Brenton
- James Brenton (November 2, 1736 – December 3, 1806) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Onslow township from 1765 to 1770 and Halifax County from 1776 to 1785 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly . He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Jahleel Brenton and Frances Cranston and the grandson of Rhode Island governor Samuel Cranston.
- He became a lawyer in Rhode Island and, in 1760, was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar.
- Brenton married Rebecca Scott in 1762.
- He served as captain-lieutenant in the local militia.
- In 1765, he married Elizabeth Russell.
- He became solicitor general in 1778 and attorney general the following year.
- In 1781, he was named an assistant judge in the province's Supreme Court.
- In 1800, he became a judge in the vice admiralty court. His son with Rebecca, Edward Brabazon Brenton, would become a judge in Newfoundland.
- His sister Susannah married Brenton Halliburton. Brenton died in Halifax at the age of 69.
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