Robert Brownlee 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]

Robert Brownlee Currey
Robert Brownlee Currey ca. 1837
Born1774
DiedDecember 8, 1848
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Jane Gray Owen
ChildrenRichard Owen Currey
Algernon B. Currey
Robert B. Currey
William Hume Currey
Algernon S. Currey
Washington J. Currey
John Currey
Elizabeth Jane Currey

Early life

Robert Brownlee Currey was born in 1774.[1]

Career

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

Currey 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]

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References
  1. Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. Nashville Library
  3. The East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications, East Tennessee Historical Society, Issue 50, 1982, p. 58
  4. Mary Bondurant Warren, Family Puzzlers, Heritage Papers, Issues 1368-1392, 1995
Political offices
Preceded by
John Patton Erwin		 Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1822–1824		 Succeeded by
Randal McGavock


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