Brent Spencer Follett QC (1810 – 23 January 1887) was a British Conservative politician and barrister.
Born at Topham, he was the fourth son of Benjamin Follett and his wife Ann Webb, daughter of John Webb. His older brother was William Webb Follett (1796-1845), MP and Solicitor General. He was a student of the Inner Temple from 17 March 1828 and then went to the Lincoln's Inn on 21 November 1829, where he was called to the bar on 7 June 1833.
He became a Queen's Counsel on 11 July 1851 and a bencher four months later on 3 November 1851. In 1852, he entered the House of Commons for Bridgwater, representing the constituency as a Member of Parliament (MP) until 1857. With the Land Registry Act 1862, Follett became the first Chief Land Registrar of the new created HM Land Registry, a post he held until his death in 1887.
On 14 October 1848 at Stockport, he married Caroline Amelia Skirrow, youngest daughter of Walter Skirrow. They had two sons, John Skirrow Follett and William Webb Spencer Follett who would both become barristers.
References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Bridgwater". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ Dod, Charles R. (1852). The Parliamentary Companion (2nd ed.). London: Whitaker and Co. p. 144.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar : a biographical hand-list of the members of the various Inns of Court, including Her Majesty's judges, etc. Cornell University Library. London : Printed for the author by Hazell, Watson, and Viney.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Brent Spencer Follett". Retrieved 25 December 2006.
- "HM Land Registry, Official Website - History" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1848). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son. p. 80.
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| Preceded byHenry Broadwood Charles Kemeys-Tynte |
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater 1852 – 1857 With: Charles Kemeys-Tynte |
Succeeded byAlexander William Kinglake Charles Kemeys-Tynte |
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