Robert Brownlee Currey
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Robert Brownlee Currey ca. 1837
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| Born | 1774 |
| Died | December 8, 1848 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse(s) | 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 |
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]
Biography
He was born in 1774.[1]
He served as the first United States Postmaster in Nashville.[3][4] From 1822 to 1824, he served as Mayor of Nashville.[1][2][3]
He was married to Jane Gray Owen.[1] They had eight children, Richard Owen Currey (1816-1865), Algernon B. (d. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nashville Library
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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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| Preceded by | Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee 1822–1824 |
Succeeded by Randal McGavock |
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