James Brenton
![Gravestone of James Brenton, in the [[Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/James_Brenton%2C_Old_Burying_Ground%2C_Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia.jpg)
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. He was named to the Nova Scotia Council in 1799. 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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