Daniel Carroll Brent (1770 - January 31, 1841) was an American politician and diplomat. He was acting United States Secretary of State for a three-day period from March 4 to March 7, 1825 due to the transition of John Quincy Adams from Secretary of State to President. He served as Chief Clerk for the United States Department of State, succeeding John Graham on September 22, 1817, and remained in that position until August 22, 1833, serving under presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. After leaving the position, he served as U.S. Consul to Paris until his death in 1841.
daniel, brent, daniel, carroll, brent, 1770, january, 1841, american, politician, diplomat, acting, united, states, secretary, state, three, period, from, march, march, 1825, transition, john, quincy, adams, from, secretary, state, president, served, chief, cl. Daniel Carroll Brent 1770 January 31 1841 was an American politician and diplomat He was acting United States Secretary of State for a three day period from March 4 to March 7 1825 due to the transition of John Quincy Adams from Secretary of State to President He served as Chief Clerk for the United States Department of State succeeding John Graham on September 22 1817 and remained in that position until August 22 1833 serving under presidents James Monroe John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson After leaving the position he served as U S Consul to Paris until his death in 1841 Daniel BrentUnited States Secretary of StateActingIn office March 4 1825 March 7 1825Preceded byJohn Quincy AdamsSucceeded byHenry ClayPersonal detailsBorn1770Stafford County Virginia British AmericaDiedJanuary 31 1841 aged 70 71 Paris FranceBrent was born in Stafford County Virginia and died in Paris France References editDaniel Carroll Brent at the Office of the Historian Plischke Elmer 1999 U S Department of State A Reference History Greenwood Press ISBN 0313291268 nbsp This article about a Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Brent amp oldid 1214143031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
