Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848) was an American Jeffersonian Republican politician.[1][2] He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, from 1822 to 1824.[1][2][3]
Robert Brownlee Currey | |
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 Robert Brownlee Currey ca. 1837 | |
| Born | 1774 |
| Died | December 8, 1848 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse | Jane Gray Owen |
| Children | Richard Owen Currey Algernon B. Currey Robert B. Currey William Hume Currey Algernon S. Currey Washington J. Currey John Currey Elizabeth Jane Currey |
Early life edit
Currey was born in 1774.[1]
Career edit
Currey served as the first United States Postmaster in Nashville.[3][4] From 1822 to 1824, he served as Mayor of Nashville.[1][2][3]
Personal life and death edit
Currey was married to Jane Gray Owen.[1] They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey (1816–1865), Algernon B. (died 1815, 7 months old), Robert B. (1817–1860), William Hume (1818–1831), Algernon S., Washington J., John, and Elizabeth Jane.[1][3] He died on December 8, 1848, in Nashville.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
- ^ a b c Nashville Library
- ^ a b c d The East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications, East Tennessee Historical Society, Issue 50, 1982, p. 58 [1]
- ^ Mary Bondurant Warren, Family Puzzlers, Heritage Papers, Issues 1368-1392, 1995 [2]
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