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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]

Early life

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. (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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. ^ a b c Nashville Library
  3. ^ a b c d The East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications, East Tennessee Historical Society, Issue 50, 1982, p. 58 [1]
  4. ^ Mary Bondurant Warren, Family Puzzlers, Heritage Papers, Issues 1368-1392, 1995 [2]
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1822–1824
Succeeded by