Brent Follett

Who was Brent Follett?

Brent Spencer Follett QC was a British Conservative politician and barrister.

Born at Topham, he was a younger son of Benjamin Follett and his wife Ann Webb, daughter of John Webb. His older brother was William Webb Follett, MP and Solicitor General. Follett was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1833. He became a Queen's Counsel in July 1851 and a bencher four months later. In 1852, he entered the British House of Commons for Bridgwater, representing the constituency as Member of Parliament 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.