Peter Brennan (1786 – August 13, 1887) was an

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-born political figure in

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. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland Assembly from 1866 to 1873. He was born in

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and came to St. John's in 1819, where he worked for a time as a

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. He was first elected to the assembly in an 1866 by-election. Brennan died in St. John's in 1887.

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* Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1786 births 1887 deaths Newfoundland Colony people Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Newfoundland {{Newfoundland-politician-stub